Illuminating the Mobile Experience

Connecting people in a simple way.

Audience

Saskatchewan customers seeking non-traditional post-paid mobile services for a unique experience.

Purpose

A love for connecting people through communications, to the environment and the world.

Flora Horvath: Director - Marketing - Strategy, Brand Communications & Digital Experience

Client

The Challenge

SaskTel launched a stand-alone Digital Mobile Service to tap into an emerging market segment seeking alternatives to traditional post-paid services. This move presents an opportunity for net revenue growth without cannibalising existing customers.

Defining a resonant brand strategy, visual identity, and creative approach was crucial to differentiate from competitors in the competitive mobile market.

Hand-drawn Lum mobile logo on a grey background
Animated Lum mobile logo on a green background

Research and Observations

The brand strategy was built with the audience in mind, and from a purpose-driven perspective. Our research identified consumers have the same expectations from brands today such as brands with purpose and alignment with their values, personalized experiences, connections not transactions and a sense of belonging and community.

Lüm Mobile's colour palette draws inspiration from the captivating Aurora Borealis, setting it apart with its vibrant, energetic identity. The brand's tone of voice is simple, bold, empowering, and uplifting, connecting with the audience on a personal level. Illustration serves as a flexible and cost-effective visual approach, accommodating various subjects like people and their environments while distinguishing Lüm in the market.

Leveraging these artistic components enabled the campaign to center around our audience's desires, while authentically embodying the essence of our creative brand.

Developing the brand

Grid showcasing Lum's brand colors of light blue, pink, dark blue, green, and purple

Illuminating change, empowering you to take control of your mobile service and make an impactful difference for the environment.

An animated yellow sun rising on a pink background with the lum mobile logo inside the sun.
Flat icon's designed for Lum mobile that are displayed on a green background
Rotating stylized images of people recycling, planting trees, bike riding, checking their phones on a park bench and on a bus, and going for a picnic

Bringing it to life

Lüm Mobile's brand journey, guided by a robust communications plan, included internal rollout, content development, beta launch, soft launch, and commercial launch. This propelled their success in captivating the target audience and solidifying their presence in the mobile market.

Lum Mobile's website displayed on a pink background
A stylized drawing of two people sitting on a dock at the edge of a lake, taking a picture of the northern lights with their phone. The northern lights are in lum mobile's brand colours of pink, green, blue, and purple.
Five cards are laid single file on grass, each one with a different drawing. The center card features the lum logo surrounded by plants, while the other four have people enjoying outdoor activities such as bike riding and dog walking.

The Results

Lüm Mobile made a powerful entry into the market in December 2021, surpassing sign-up expectations for both December and January. Continuous brand tracking studies reveal that Lüm has already surpassed brand awareness levels of established competitors, capturing the attention of the digitally immersed target audience with remarkable relevance and interest. The momentum is building, and Lüm is emerging as a frontrunner in the mobile industry.

16%

Brand Awareness after four months

90%+

Membership Renewal Rate

53%

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