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April 5, 2010

The Virtues of Brand Guidelines

Ignore them only if you have money to spare. As a consciously documented representation of your company, branding is the foundation of your communications. Marketing, PR, and sales are how you tailor the brand to specific people and groups. Refining your brand is an ongoing process, but in general major changes in brand happen less frequently [...]
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November 30, 2009

Brand Rituals

Turning routines into customs linked to your brand Last weekend was my brother Jim’s first time visiting New York City. We spent the night at our cousin’s in Brooklyn, and kicked off the momentous day with breakfast at the Willburg Café. The food was very good, the prices were reasonable, and at the end of our [...]
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November 23, 2009

Branding’s Challenge: Controlling Language

You don’t own that A lot of brand experts talk about “owning” words. Tony Robbins, for example, owns “motivation”; Apple owns “innovations”; and President Obama owns “hope.” Experts propose exercises such as, “if you looked up the word ________ in the dictionary, you’d find a photo of our company.”
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