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Official Branding Gurus in 2015
When Global Gurus announced the World’s Top 30 Brand Professionals for 2015, the consulting industry took notice. The research organization has 11 Global Guru categories, including leadership, management, coaching and brand. The award has real meaning because the many people honored are selected by an independent group of judges who assess whether award nominees meet…
Marketing Stories – The Dabbling Duck
“Marketing is no longer about the stuff you make but the stories you tell.” – Seth Godin
3 Simple Branding Strategies that Work
Let’s face it — branding and branding strategies are the holy grail of marketing. They are what all marketing and advertising professionals are striving for. But altogether too often, branding strategies get over-thought, over-worked, and over-wrought. Don’t let yourself fall into that mind trap. Here are three simple branding strategies you can start using today that will…
A Declaration of Passion
I have talked a lot throughout this blog about the power of a manifesto, why they are important, and how to draft them. However, I was talking with a client this week and I described it, for the first time, as a “Declaration of Passion.” Moreover, in that moment, the somewhat nebulous concept became clear and…
Articulate the Brand Personality for the Brand Book
Now that we’ve created our list of keywords and established the relationship between them, it’s time for our next step in how to make a Brand Book and create our brand personality. Articulating your Brand Personality is an integral component of building a Brand Book. Brand Personality starts to breathe life into the brand, making…
Your Brand is the Extra Mile
You know those moments, where you intentionally choose to go the extra mile? Do something unexpected to ensure that your customer has an experience second to none? It’s in those moments that your brand begins to take flight and to transform from the expected into the memorable. Rather than waiting until the “mood strikes” why…
Visual Identity on a Budget
Brand strategy and positioning, image attributes, and brand architecture can become overly complex when there are hundreds of thousands of dollars involved. Many small to mid-size companies (with fewer than 500 employees) want the same thinking and quality that define a major branding initiative. It is just too expensive. Seeing no alternative, these companies search…