What happens when brands are tied to their founders but can’t stand alone? Brand personification: is it a good or a bad thing? And what does it do to brand profitability when the founder moves on?
There are two opposite approaches to brand personification. On one end, you have the example of the Trump Empire that …
When I heard that Lance Armstrong decided to advocate his passion for social media and broadcast directly with fans via the site Livestrong.com and file behind-the-scenes blogs, videos and photos from the “2009 Tour de France.” I thought wow, what an incredible way to not only get your fans involved into the race but what …
As weary as we all are of hearing commentary on ‘the recession’ and ‘the bad economy’, one can’t help but pay attention to how companies are spending on marketing, and how brand identities are changing according to consumer’s financial situations. Creative advertising is key, and two auto companies are sensitive to consumer’s acute awareness of …
Green is the new currency of status. Out is the ostentatious display of self-indulgent luxury. In is being an environmentally responsible, renewable resources conscious, carbon footprint sensitive minimalist. Is it surprising, then, that in a highly competitive world, consumers, brands and companies are racing to tout their greenness?
In the 2005 movie “Hitch,” Will Smith attempts to market average guys to spectacular women, using pearls of sensory branding wisdom like, “60% of all human communication is nonverbal, body language; 30% is your tone. So that means 90% of what you’re saying ain’t coming out of your mouth.” He wasn’t the first to recognize …
I often wonder what logos and wordmarks look like in places that don’t use English/European alphabet characters. Luckily, Jason of Graphicology has taken a camera on shopping trips in Dubai, and captured some images of global brand translations to Arabic. Very interesting. Seems like good brand strategy to translate brands this way. It probably …
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