(10 May 2017, 12:59 pm)Venturego wrote Timetable also includes service no. M6 along with M7 & M8 under this brand.
I think it looks amateurish (as do many GNE brands) IMO should have extended Venture, with maybe a sub/tag line for these services: "Venture into the Metro Centre" and include "intu Metro Centre" brand within this cant strip if intu are paying advertising monies/promotional spend.
I disagree. I think Go North East's brands have actually improved, no more of that awful branding we saw a few years ago on the Crusader when the Mercs first transferred over (which still served its purpose, that must be said!).
I don't think the services wouldn't work in the Venture brand unless they were to be renumbered V6/V7/V8. I admit it would have been a good opportunity to tidy the Venture vehicles up. I would like to see service 30 removed from the brand meaning that it was present in Consett only but this is unlikely to happen any time soon.
(10 May 2017, 2:57 pm)Michael wrote But isn't that the point of the brand to promote the Metrocentre?
I would say the branding is designed to promote the M6/M7/M8 rather than the Metrocentre itself but as it basically tells customers what they can do ('Shop' and 'Dine'), it could be classed as promotion of the Metrocentre itself, much like the X66/S1 brands have cinema tickets and other relevant details.
On another note, what is up with 5282's WiFi symbols on the front?
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