Redefining Personalized EdTech Education with Clear Brand Strategy for Scaling

Release Date:

Jul 15, 2024

Jul 15, 2024

Jul 15, 2024

Stage

Startup

Startup

Startup

Industry:

EdTech

EdTech

EdTech

Service

Brand strategy & GTM positioning.

Brand strategy & GTM positioning.

Brand strategy & GTM positioning.

Executive Summary

Koloso, an edtech startup from South Africa, revolutionizes personalized education for schools, students, and parents. However, they struggled to communicate their value proposition, often being mistaken for an NGO or a service provider rather than a SaaS business. Iaculus stepped in with a brand strategy overhaul, leading to better ICP alignment, improved messaging, and increased school sign-ups with fewer hurdles.

Executive Summary

Koloso, an edtech startup from South Africa, revolutionizes personalized education for schools, students, and parents. However, they struggled to communicate their value proposition, often being mistaken for an NGO or a service provider rather than a SaaS business. Iaculus stepped in with a brand strategy overhaul, leading to better ICP alignment, improved messaging, and increased school sign-ups with fewer hurdles.

Executive Summary

Koloso, an edtech startup from South Africa, revolutionizes personalized education for schools, students, and parents. However, they struggled to communicate their value proposition, often being mistaken for an NGO or a service provider rather than a SaaS business. Iaculus stepped in with a brand strategy overhaul, leading to better ICP alignment, improved messaging, and increased school sign-ups with fewer hurdles.

Executive Summary

Koloso, an edtech startup from South Africa, revolutionizes personalized education for schools, students, and parents. However, they struggled to communicate their value proposition, often being mistaken for an NGO or a service provider rather than a SaaS business. Iaculus stepped in with a brand strategy overhaul, leading to better ICP alignment, improved messaging, and increased school sign-ups with fewer hurdles.

Edtech brand strategy, resulting in clearer communication
Edtech brand strategy, resulting in clearer communication

Goal

Goal

Goal

Goal

Communicating Koloso’s Unique Value and Vision

Koloso’s goal was to reposition themselves as a leading SaaS platform in the edtech space, communicating their personalized education approach in a way that resonated with schools, teachers, and parents.

They needed a clear brand strategy that differentiated them from services and NGOs while highlighting their impact and profitability.

Problem

Problem

Problem

Misinterpretation of Koloso’s Value Proposition

Despite offering an innovative platform for personalized education, Koloso struggled to communicate its true value. Schools and potential clients misinterpreted Koloso as a service provider or even an NGO, rather than a scalable SaaS solution.

This misunderstanding led to friction in onboarding schools and slowed down their growth with users and investors, impacting their ability to scale.

Strategy

Strategy

Strategy

Strategy

Creating a Cohesive Brand Strategy for Growth and Clarity

Iaculus conducted several intensive workshops with Koloso to identify the root of their communication issues.

We worked on clarifying their unique value proposition and realigned their brand messaging to reflect their status as a SaaS platform, not a service or NGO.

By crafting a brand foundation focused on personalized learning, innovative solutions, and impactful education, we helped them connect better with their ICP.

The new messaging and positioning made their offerings easier to understand and emphasized their business profitability and growth potential.

Services Provided

  • Brand strategy

  • Brand positioning

  • ICP Alignment

  • Foundation Scaling

  • Value Differenciation

  • Messaging alignment

  • GTM Strategy

  • PMF Strategy

Results

Results

Results

Results

Accelerated Growth Through Clear Brand Messaging and Positioning

The updated brand strategy transformed Koloso’s ability to communicate with their market.

With clearer messaging, Koloso experienced a significant uptick in schools onboarding their platform and received more LOIs with less friction.

By aligning their brand with their true value, Koloso’s market perception shifted from a misunderstood service provider to a dynamic edtech SaaS leader, allowing for smoother scaling and a clearer path for future growth.

Brand Strategy for EdTech businesses in South Africa
Brand Strategy for EdTech businesses in South Africa

Testimoney

Testimoney

Testimoney

Testimoney

James Blewett

Co-Founder, Koloso

We were privileged to have an hour of Arcui's time. He guided us through a process from throwing out rough ideas to defining a polished statement, by asking challenging questions and without imposing anything other than focus. We are super-grateful for his impact for helping the three Koloso founders find their way towards capturing the essence of what our business is all about 

We were privileged to have an hour of Arcui's time. He guided us through a process from throwing out rough ideas to defining a polished statement, by asking challenging questions and without imposing anything other than focus. We are super-grateful for his impact for helping the three Koloso founders find their way towards capturing the essence of what our business is all about 

We were privileged to have an hour of Arcui's time. He guided us through a process from throwing out rough ideas to defining a polished statement, by asking challenging questions and without imposing anything other than focus. We are super-grateful for his impact for helping the three Koloso founders find their way towards capturing the essence of what our business is all about 

We were privileged to have an hour of Arcui's time. He guided us through a process from throwing out rough ideas to defining a polished statement, by asking challenging questions and without imposing anything other than focus. We are super-grateful for his impact for helping the three Koloso founders find their way towards capturing the essence of what our business is all about