Walter P Moore

The renowned multi-national engineering firm was preparing for some restructuring of their own—namely a high-profile leadership transition. So to navigate this exciting chapter, Walter P Moore asked us to help galvanize its employees under a unifying brand and messaging system. 

We got down and dirty to learn more about the brand’s foundation, engaging each office and interviewing everyone we could justify. With this insight, we crafted an overarching messaging platform (“Driven by the Challenge”) to distill and establish the firm’s vision. This quickly evolved into a full-fledged 360 branding campaign. The clients were so behind it they updated their core values to reflect our new positioning.  

As space is an important aspect of their business, we customized their Houston HQ to reflect the new branding aesthetic. This included highlighted project posters, glass curtain walls, and large-scale installations.

We also created a campaign video to introduce the new branding and messaging strategy during the CEO’s first official Town Hall. Toward the end, staffers across all 20 offices actually cheered. 

When employees returned to their desks, they were greeted with special eco-friendly t-shirts and custom recycled aluminum water bottles—emblems of the firm’s commitment to sustainability. And company-wide campaign screensavers adorned their monitors with project highlights and achievements.   

After the internal Town Hall, we shared the good news with the firm’s top clients via custom HTML emails and direct mail pieces, explaining Walter P Moore’s new leadership and the fresh vision that came with it.   

With the brand established internally, we then designed an interactive microsite that focuses solely on their Driven By The Challenge ethos. Internal and external audiences can dive deeper into several of the firm’s highlighted projects, get a feel for their culture, and reach out to start a new project.

To spread the word about the new branding, our PR team secured editorial features in top industry publications—including two cover placements and a thought leadership piece written by the new CEO.

Aside from solidifying Walter P Moore’s culture across 20 global offices and successfully ushering in a new CEO, our work also garnered unsolicited and overwhelmingly positive remarks from the firm’s employees, their partners and even independent industry insiders.  The campaign also won 1st place in the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) – the AEC industry's top award show.