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15.5 BRANDED MERCHANDISE CHOOSING WHAT OUR IDENTITY IS APPLIED TO There needs to be considered thought into what items the Mediclinic brand is applied to. For items where the manufacturer is the true expert in their field, we need to acknowledge this and refrain from adding our logo to the product. For example, applying the Mediclinic logo to an adaptor plug would send out the wrong message – making it look like Mediclinic is the manufacturer. People who are investing in, for example, a baby monitor will want to see that it was made by a recognised brand in this field (e.g. Aventi) so we should not add our logo to this product. However, it is fine to apply our logo to a less specialist item such as baby clothing. In this situation the appropriate sub-brand logo for Mediclinic Baby would be used. There is no need for the Mediclinic brand name to be added to this baby monitor. Avent are the recognised expert here. Items such as bags and caps and umbrellas are commonplace and consumers will assume that we have applied our identity to a sourced product. Wherever possible, items used as Mediclinic merchandise should express The Science of Care – the water jug, shown right, is a great example of this. This water jug is an example of merchandise that clearly expresses The Science of Care We can add our name to baby clothing as this is a less specialised item, but should keep the branding subtle MEDICLINIC BRAND GUIDELINES | APPLICATIONS | BRANDED MERCHANDISE CONTENTS