Mike Renaud
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Mike Renaud
Consumer Brands and
To systematically build iconic brands, companies must reinvent their marketing function. They must assemble cultural knowledge, rather than knowledge about individual consumers. They must strategize according to cultural branding principles, rather than apply the abstracted and present-tense mind-share model. And they must hire and train cultural... See more
Douglas Holt • Branding as Cultural Activism
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
“The artists who were pioneering the modern movement in the visual arts looked widely for inspiration, breaking away from the old hierarchy of ‘high’ and ‘low’ that had long divided visual culture into fine art and decorative art,” said business historian Regina Lee Blaszczyk.
Ellie Howard • How the Occult Shaped Branding’s Obsession With Color
A brand is a person’s gut feeling about a product, service, or organization. It exists in the hearts and minds of individuals.