A Brief History Of Branding
September 1, 201611 min
Did it all start in the caves of our earliest ancestors and their sign language?
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Branding Basics - Branding Strategy Insider
Learn the basics of branding on Branding Strategy Insider. A brand is a source of a promise to its customers. It promises relevant differentiated benefits. It does so not only to place itself into the purchase consideration set, but even more importantly, to be the brand chosen from that purchase consideration set.
The Changing Meaning Of Brand
May 13, 20152 min
Oh the irony. For years, many of us tried to get the people we worked with to broaden their understanding of what a brand was. It’s not just a logo, a product, a TV commercial – that conversation. We were fighting to make the definition of brand bigger. Now I’m wondering whether we have to start going back the other way.
Basic Brand Philosophy
July 23, 20135 min
The most effective brands on Earth are abundantly clear about “who they are” and obsessive in monitoring how consumers see them.
8 Ways To React To Brand Critics
May 21, 20132 min
Being non-popular is not the same as being unpopular. Brands that are non-popular are simply not prepared to do whatever it takes to court popular favor. They do their own thing, their own way – and look to attract cult followings via like minds. But brands that have become unpopular have lost likeability. That’s a disturbing development if you’re trying to be liked by as many people as possible.
Creating A Powerful Brand Manifesto
May 20, 20132 min
On All Saint’s Day 1517, Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church, sparking, in the eyes of many, what would become the Protestant Reformation. Whether or not he actually did post the Theses (of course there is historical debate) and what that generated are off-topic, but the action of pinning your colors to a statement of beliefs for all the world to see lies at the core of building and...