Mike Renaud
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Mike Renaud
Even back in the command-and-control days of the production line, Henry Ford’s decision to manufacture automobiles was driven by intuition rather than market research. “If we had asked the public what they wanted,” he explained, “they would have said ‘faster horses.
Marty Neumier • The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design
DISTINCTIVENESS is the quality that causes a brand expression to stand out from competing messages. If it doesn’t stand out, the game is over. Distinctiveness often requires boldness, innovation, surprise, and clarity, not to mention courage on the part of the company.
Marty Neumier • The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design
Branding and
“I think that instead of the Brand, we should figure out the Purpose of Airbnb and its community. There clearly is a huge and vital community of Hosts, Guests and Employees. Let’s figure out what role Airbnb plays in their lives and why they are committed to it. If we can do that, then it will be much easier to figure out what Airbnb’s Brand is.... See more
Douglas Atkin • How Airbnb found its Purpose and why it’s a good one.
A brand is a person’s gut feeling about a product, service, or organization. It exists in the hearts and minds of individuals.
Mark Siew • 02 Brand Building
“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.