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Brand is why you care about your relationship with a company (c/o Phil Chang).
Brand strategy is the practice of building that relationship through a system of values that imprint themselves throughout the entire business–visual identity, customer interactions, corporate culture.
A brand is not a logo. A brand is not a corporate identity system. It’s a person’s gut feeling about a product, service, or company. Because it depends on others for its existence, it must become a guarantee of trustworthy behavior. Good branding makes business integral to society and creates opportunity for everyone, from the chief executive to... See more
Marty Neumier • The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design
My opinion begins with a simple question: what is brand? To me, brand is a representation of you, your values, and what you think is important. Take that idea and sit on it, then ask yourself what Porsche stands for? What about Apple? Liquid Death? These companies are masters of brand, and they’re companies that inspire my thinking around it,... See more
David Cramer • What is Brand?
Trust from your audience is one of the most important things you can have as a business, but this isn’t always easy to gain. A business that’s missing key elements of branding will have an even harder time getting people to trust them.