A brand is essentially the reputation of any company. In the day-to-day operating of a company, it’s confronted by a plethora of challenges. It takes a particular sort of person to grow a company while hurtling these obstacles. Brands that I admire are […]
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Appearing To Do The Right Thing is The Wrong Thing in Branding
Appearing To Do The Right Thing is The Wrong Thing in Branding
How many companies can you think of that tout customer service, great pricing, guarantees and transparency? They supposedly embrace social media and pretend to get the benefit of the web. They absolutely want their customers to 
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Your Brand Is More Than The Obvious
Your Brand Is More Than The Obvious
A brand is a far reaching thing. It involves more than just the obvious. A good many businesses have brands that are less than they ought to be. They’re not the kind of company to take bold moves and create a unique experience. I […]
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Why I Find Branding An Inspiring Activity
Why I Find Branding An Inspiring Activity
When you do what I do for a living you regularly see activities that businesses are involved with to bring good fortune their way. All are valiant efforts to resonate with their audience.
One customer of mine (John Mill) is in the […]
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Brand Strategically: How To Tell When Your Graphic Designer Doesn’t “Get” Branding
Brand Strategically: How To Tell When Your Graphic Designer Doesn’t “Get” Branding
There’s a great deal of discussion these days in regard to branding and re-branding. Typically branding is seen to be the domain of the big players in the marketplace. But what was formerly thought to be only available to them is now available […]
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Objects May Be Closer Than They Appear!
Objects May Be Closer Than They Appear!
I’m sure that there’s an expectation among your peers that your business will continue to thrive. Truth is, you’re doing quite well, by doing the things you do the same way you’ve been doing them since you first put your shingle out. Similar to […]
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Place Brand Logo Puffery
Place Brand Logo Puffery
Most cities, towns and countries who take on the task to develop their brands spend a great deal of money essentially changing their logos under the pretence that their logo is their brand. It is their belief that a new logo and tagline will […]
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How To Make Brand Difference Sell For You.
How To Make Brand Difference Sell For You.
I read an interesting blog today. The author felt that using differentiation as a brand strategy was misguided. He felt that being different wasn’t enough considering that many people purchase things based on a commitment in their minds. Being different wasn’t enough of a […]
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How To Avoid A Weak Brand in a Post-Patent World!
How To Avoid A Weak Brand in a Post-Patent World!
Patents. They’re great things aren’t they? It gives you absolute control over that product. It protects you from unscrupulous competitors. Life is good.
Have you given any thought to […]
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Start Your Conversation with Confidence.
Start Your Conversation with Confidence.
I just returned from a successful workshop in San Diego where I facilitated (with a friend Marcia Hoeck). We were teaching graphic designers how to drive profits by building brands for clients before any design work is done. Our audience was graphic […]
