- "Rather than applying the traditional object oriented approach of wrapping a consumer around a product; instead by identifying every opportunity to establish a brand as a cultural institution (that serves the public in it’s operation), the brand consistently fortifies an ethical and moral foundation from which to exist."

“Brands as Libraries” proposes that brands should think like cultural institutions in order to deepen their connection to the public – and create their own. Often lofty and frequently loved, these cultural institutions offer a new approach for how brands can interact with their audiences: by stepping back, providing space and facilitating the cultu... See more

Strategy isn't just how a brand shows up. It's how a brand makes sense of the world, and itself.

We've long treated strategy as a communications tool. A prelude to creative. A pretext for messaging.

But that's far too narrow.

Strategy isn't surface logic. It's deep code. It shapes what the brand believes, how it behaves, what it pays attention to, and

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