How do you build a brand people love?
A brand is always answering two questions. The first one internally facing: What do we believe? The second, externally: How do we behave? You must remain authentic to yourself, your core values, and what you stand for. If you’re not, people will sniff you out. But your brand must maintain cultural congruence — remaining relevant to the times, alway... See more
Brian Collins • 101 Design Rules
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That is: A person — often a founder, or someone similarly empowered — needs to have compelling ideas, establish a voice and perspective, and use it. Tools like brand books and style guides are important so agencies and partners know how to speak the same language. But the actual opinions and values can’t be algorithmically generated or offloaded to... See more
Dan Frommer • The Scott Sternberg guide to building emotional brands
A brand is not an object. It’s not something you can simply define in words or pictures, put away and take out to reference every so often. A true brand is a living thing—like a person. A fusion of motivations and beliefs, personality and purpose, appearance and actions, that continually defines and reveals itself through every interaction and poin... See more
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- In this exclusive interview, she walks through the most important brand decisions startups can make to appear formidable, credible, and ready to make change. As you’ll note, none of them require a big budget or huge team — just supercharged attention to detail.CONSISTENCY IS EVERYTHING - Invest the time to clearly articulate a set of standards fo... See more
First Round Capital • This Brand Strategy Can Make Your Startup Look Bigger Than It Is
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Creating a Brand Identity: A Guide for Designers: (graphic Design Books, LOGO Design, Marketing)
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Building a brand identity is like composing a soundtrack for a film. You must find ways to touch on the same themes, while still introducing variations and inventive ways to create an atmosphere – in our case, the rich universe of a brand.
Poppy Thaxter • “The best results arrive from solid and trustful relationships.” Atelier ...
- BRAND, BRAND, BRAND Today’s economy requires business leaders to create positive memories for customers and partners, like Mackey has, or customers will turn to a competitor in search of a better experience. Whole Foods shoppers are loyal and believe they are embracing a healthy and socially conscious lifestyle by shopping at the stores. If you wan