David Courtier-Dutton is the CEO at British sonic branding testing company SoundOut. He makes the case here that music is the best way for a brand to lift people’s spirits in difficult times....
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Five minutes with Judy Su
Judy Su is the creative director at Blue State, a progressive campaign consultancy based in Brooklyn, New York. She chats with Transform magazine about her work on the Elizabeth Warren Presidential campaign, working f...
British agency Robot Food redesigns pet care brand YuMOVE
Attempting to position the brand towards a new breed of ‘pet parenting’ owners, Leeds-based Robot Food’s global rebrand work involved designing a brand architecture to bring all products under the YuMOVE name. The age...
Cable network company Starz comprehensively rebranded by Loyalkaspar
The American television network, which is owned by Lionsgate, sought the help of Loyalkaspar to devise a brand strategy, voice guidelines and design system. The agency’s work also involved the creation of a new logo w...
Hospitality branding: current trends and how branding can lead to venue success
Naomi Ross, director at Sydney-based social media, marketing and design agency Distil, discusses how branding might be one of the ways companies within the hospitality sector can stand out from competitors and garner...
How Primark is tapping into consumer sentiment to win this Christmas
Stephen Ardern, managing director at British brand agency Continuous, discusses his company’s latest project with Primark, and how the work was informed by the UK’s economic woes....
Is your DTC brand recession-ready?
With the US economy enduring a tricky spell, partner and creative director at Big Day, Peter Sayn-Wittgenstein, describes how DTC brands can make the most of these difficult times....
Leading Chinese healthcare spirit brand redesigned by JDO
The global brand design agency attempted to utilise precision, reverence and artistry when reimagining Jing Healthcare No. 1’s identity in order to appeal to an ‘elite’ audience of health-conscious consumers. JDO craf...
SoundOut: Aldi ad music is UK Christmas number one
SoundOut, a leader in sonic branding testing, has revealed its Christmas advert music league table for 2022, with discount supermarket chain Aldi pipping competitor Lidl to top spot. John Lewis, often praised for the...
The golden age of packaging is in the digital age
Philip Hwang is head of strategy, APAC at global brand experience agency SGK. He argues that digital commerce has given packaging more—not less—freedom to stand out than ever before. And that great marketers know how...