About Jillian Morley & Unconventional Branding

Jillian Morley

Website http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jillian-morley/b/953/4ba

Jillian "JD" Morley is a graphic and production artist, and a Social Media junkie. She appreciates good design, good blogs, good brands, and good food. You can find her thoughts on branding and creativity here and also on Twitter @sensorybranding. She loves talking to new people and sharing ideas on art & design, culture, branding and social media. So post a comment, visit her on Facebook or Twitter, and say hello.

Archived entries for Jillian Morley

Airlines: Is Brand Relevant?

It’s perhaps obvious that in order to survive as an airline, excellence in operations management is essential. But what about experiential branding? Can an airline have brand profitability without also practicing good branding? That is: Where a relevant, different, and credible customer promise is established and nurtured over time? I think not.
But few airlines are …

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Brand Strategy: Can Lady Gaga save Polaroid?

Polaroid, a brand that’s been around since 1937, has come to stand for cameras that produce instant prints. In 2008, it announced it would stop producing film for those few who still owned and used Polaroid cameras. But wait! The new owners of Polaroid have now inked a deal with Lady Gaga who will now serve as Creative Director/spokesperson for the brand.

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Holiday Shopping: Brands, Savings, and Consumer Experience

Let’s talk about shopping. With the Holiday gift season bearing down on us, it’s time to start the conversation. Have you made your list? Do you have a budget or a plan?
For me, planning is key, and this year I’ve devised a genius new strategy. Coupons. They dictate what’s on the list, and what’s off. …

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Radio (The) Shack

We all know that anyone who comes up with their own nickname, and then asserts ‘My friends call me (fill in the blank)’ is decidedly un-cool, and probably desperate for acceptance. I guess Radio “The” Shack missed the memo. Just a case of well-meant corporate branding strategies gone horribly awry.
In an attempt to expand their …

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The future of online branding

What do you see for the future of online branding? This weekend I attended various events at Phoenix Design Week. The whole conference was promising, exciting, and energizing, but something in particular got me thinking. Darren Wilson’s “Death to Traditional” presentation touched upon ways to, you guessed it, kill traditional marketing/branding, and keep things fresh …

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Web and Print and Verdana…Oh My!

I’m fascinated by the conversation and controversy surrounding the Ikea typeface change, ie; “Verdanagate” as BrandNew has called it. The furniture company had been using their bespoke face “Ikea Sans” (a tweaked version of Futura) in their catalogs, but recently switched to Verdana; a Microsoft (a curse word amongst the creative set) face designed for …

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