Geothermal Rising came to Taoti as the Geothermal Resources Council, an organization with an outdated brand representing a renewable energy source most people had never heard of. They struggled for years to make geothermal energy approachable and appealing to the average American and tasked DC’s best creative agency with rising to this challenge.
We did just that.
We made it our business to become experts on geothermal energy, and our team set out to ensure the organization’s brand, marketing, and website were as powerful as the limitless energy source beneath our feet. We achieved this by:
Our discovery process included surveys and stakeholder interviews with members and the Board of Directors, competitor research, and collaborative mind-mapping workshops designed to help us immerse ourselves in the unique opportunities and challenges of the industry. Brimming with ideas after this intake process, our team generated several new names for the organization and ultimately landed on Geothermal Rising. This name describes both the phenomenon of heat rising upwards from the Earth’s core and the upward momentum of the geothermal movement. Next, we designed a custom icon for the logo that depicts a cross-section of the Earth, revealing the power right below the surface. Finally, we created a robust set of brand guidelines to empower Geothermal Rising to maintain consistency in its new brand going forward. We were proud to be the recipients of a Gold MarCom award for this rebrand.
We undertook a full website redesign focused on educating and inspiring the general public about geothermal energy while still improving the digital experience for members of the association. Our creative team designed the homepage to experientially simulate the user sinking through the layers of the Earth as they scroll. We also replaced the industrial-looking images of geothermal power plants that had previously been used with beautiful, grand-scale nature photography—geothermal is from the Earth and for the Earth, so why not use beautiful images of the Earth in our materials? After the site launched, Geothermal Rising has seen its website traffic increase substantially and has attracted more new users looking to learn about this powerful energy source.
We aren’t the only people excited about Geothermal Rising’s new brand and website. Take a look at the video below to hear what Dr. Will Pettitt, the Executive Director of Geothermal Rising, has to say about our work.
