We have a new team member and we want you to meet him!
Danna López [Vauxoo]
Vauxoo is a multidisciplinary team that is passionate about technology. At Vauxoo we wear the company name with pride, and we are proud of our high standards which reflect our position as Odoo’s best partner in Latin America. However, we felt that something was missing…
We interact with different brands and companies every day, from the time we turn on our computers we are contributing to the mutual growth we share with our clients. Vauxoo as a brand has sought the best strategies to excel, and above all, be identifiable and memorable by our clients and coworkers.
This process comes from choosing the name, colors, typography, and logo over more than 12 years. In 2018 we re-branded to showcase the simplicity and identity of who we are now, and we want to reinforce our new identity with a mascot that is here to stay: Vakyro!
The idea of this incredible mascot comes from the need to create our own avatar in Odoo, representing the “Vauxoo bot”. Our illustrator let her imagination and creativity fly to create a mascot that was full of life, that clearly represents our values as a company.
Choosing our mascot
The selection process of the character that would represent Vauxoo was derived from an internal research methodology where we took a survey of employees in the company to learn the internal perspective of the brand.
With those surveys and interviews we determined the values that Vauxoo represents: Innovation, Honesty, Effort, Excellence, Experience, and Change. We also worked with concepts of animals and characters that for us as members represent those values. The sketches began as a python, before becoming a ninja, a robot, a horse, and a bird among other things, but the results of the research and analysis led us to the creative idea represented by our friendly little Vakyro.
Why Vakyro? The origin of his name
After we considered all angles and components, it became clear that the name of our adventurous sidekick would be Vakyro. It was chosen based on a creative idea that merged the brand and the etymology:
VA= Vauxoo
KYRO = We created a contraction of the word “Kairós”, which if we see it mythologically speaking, comes from the ancient Greek (καιρός, kairós) and is a concept in Greek philosophy that represents an undetermined period in which something important happens. It’s literal meaning is «the right or opportune moment»
VAKYRO = Vauxoo at the right moment. -Make an impact (with a character who is here to stay) at the right moment. We welcome with open arms our octopus: VAKYRO.
Now that you know the name of the new Vauxoo member and the animal that it personifies, we will give you a tour of the history of its creation…
Vakyro ancestors
Octopi are invertebrates and ancestral aquatic animals with 500 million years of history. They are also the most intelligent mollusks, with imitative capacities that help them react to dangerous situations and thus reach their victorious goal.
The most important things about octopi
Their bodies are divided into 3 regions.
Their multiple hearts represent the passion that each one of our coworkers deliver in all their projects.
The brain of an octopus represents the intelligence of our team; their experience and their will to learn and evolve.
Their extremities are connected to their brain as represented in the Vauxoo’s methodology, allowing each one to have control and autonomy while and at the same time reaching their goal in perfect synchrony.
Welcome to the team
Our mission is to represent Vauxoo as a Latin American company of support services, coaching, formation, development and implementation. Vakyro will always accompany us representing the Bot of our instance and will be increasingly present in graphic events.
Today we welcome with open arms our octopus: Vakyro
If you want to take Vakyro with you in your chat conversations, download our pack of stickers for telegram here:
