1. ASQ 2015 Brand Transformation Raise the Voice of Quality!

2. Information Agenda Brand Transformation Overview Member Leader Participation Key activities, programs, expected results Member Leader Brand Center

3. The Case for Change New Definitions for Quality ASQ Globalization ASQ Perception

4. Communications Strategy Raise the Voice of Quality! A global community with millions of individuals in 150 countries now becomes the most visible and vocal element of the organization, both within its walls and to the outside world.

5. Importance of Member Leaders Member Leaders are the key to the success of this branding effort ASQ Member Leaders are passionate about the Society and its future Member Leaders are a critical communication link to membership units

6. Benefits to Member Leaders Participating in the brand transformation will provide many benefits for member leaders: –Help grow visibility and membership –Improve relevancy, value, member recruitment and retention efforts overall –Improve the awareness and reputation of ASQ as the global network of the best quality resources and experts

7. Importance of a Strong Brand A strong, coherent and consistent brand is the most powerful tool that ASQ can have if it wants to remain relevant. As a member leader, you play an integral role in defining the ASQ brand. By using consistent messages, we’ll establish a clear identity that will go stronger every time the brand is applied consistently. We all have the responsibility to assure the consistent, positive impact of ASQ’s overall image.

8. The New ASQ: Why, Who, What Why? –By revitalizing our brand, we can increase membership, improve retention, and grow the quality community. Who? –Member leaders, members, and ASQ Headquarters staff are all critical to the success of this brand transformation. What? –Brand foundation and key activities

9. Brand Positioning For people passionate about improvement, ASQ is the global knowledge network that links the best ideas, tools and experts— because ASQ has the reputation and reach to bring together the diverse quality champions who are transforming our world.

10. ASQ Brand Promise ASQ joins you with a global network of the best quality resources and experts. You’ll find in our world the ideas and tools you need to improve yours.

11. New Tagline

12. ASQ Message Box ASQ joins the people, ideas, and tools that make our world work better.

13. ASQ Message Box Quality is critically important: it is how businesses and communities improve themselves and the products and services we rely upon for our safety, health, and daily lives. ASQ joins the people, ideas, and tools that make our world work better.

14. ASQ Message Box Quality is critically important. It is how businesses and communities improve themselves and the products and services we rely upon for our safety, health, and daily lives. ASQ is the world’s leading community of people passionate about quality— experienced individuals that strive for continual improvement and help each other achieve it. ASQ joins the people, ideas, and tools that make our world work better.

15. ASQ Message Box Joining the ASQ global quality community gives you a strong competitive advantage — it sets you apart from others, signals your commitment to quality, and gives you access to a global network of experts and resources. Quality is critically important. It is how businesses and communities improve themselves and the products and services we rely upon for our safety, health, and daily lives. ASQ is the world’s leading community of people passionate about quality— experienced individuals and companies who strive for continual improvement and help each other achieve it. ASQ joins the people, ideas, and tools that make our world work better.

16. ASQ Message Box Joining the ASQ global quality community gives you a strong competitive advantage. It sets you apart from others, signals your commitment to quality, and gives you access to a global network of experts and resources. Quality is critically important. It is how businesses and communities improve themselves and the products and services we rely upon for our safety, health, and daily lives. ASQ is the world’s leading community of people passionate about quality— experienced individuals and companies who strive for continual improvement and help each other achieve it. ASQ and its members are building the future of quality, advancing the best insights and investing in the ideas and tools that will help us meet tomorrow’s critical challenges. ASQ joins together the people, ideas, and tools that make our world work better.

17. Key Elements Adding New Voices Influential Voices C-suite Engagement Website Redesign

18. Adding New Voices Adding New Voices is a program focusing on empowering members. The pilot, board- approved program invites 5,000 existing ASQ members to give the gift of a six-month trial ASQ membership to a colleague or friend passionate about quality.

19. Influential Voices We will amplify the voices of members and give them the means to make their voices heard. Online initiatives will spread the message throughout the global quality community. Influential Voices/“View from the Q” blog.

20. C-Suite Engagement The C-Suite Engagement Program enables ASQ Chief Strategic Officer Paul Borawski to make personal connections with executive influencers in the world of quality. Opportunities to connect with executives will be based on items and topics in the news. The goal will be for Paul to connect with executives via a meeting, phone call, event, or customer introduction. Paul will be able to provide feedback to members on the quality topics presented, and allow them to lend their voice to the issue.

24. “Some” Planned Results ActivityExpected Results Adding New Voices1,000 new memberships by April 2011 Influential Voices200 total blog posts by World Quality Day 2011 C-Suite Engagement3 New Enterprise Memberships ASQ Brand Guidelines Book50% of Section/Division leaders download brand book ASQ Brand VideoNumber of visits to video

25. Brand Center

27. Brand Center -- Toolkit “Case for Change” Document FAQ Document PowerPoint Presentation Brand Guidelines Book Brand Video Templates and other elements

28. Brand Transformation – The New ASQ It’s ALL about raising the voice of the member You are the brand! You can help to raise the voice of quality.

29. Questions?