Music has traditionally been a secondary consideration for brand managers and agencies. Audio branding is changing that. Steve Keller, CEO of iV2 audio branding shares key insights on the value of music, sound and aud...
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Rewind: Life magazine
Life magazine was a long-time champion of world-class photojournalism. But its closure preceded the 2008 recession and the wholesale demise of many global publications. Could Life have been revived through a brand rep...
Spotlight on W
New UKTV channel W has set out to redefine television branding in Britain. Amy Sandys examines the new brand and its unique approach to positioning Beginning to broad...
Brand experience: PNC Financial
To educate children about finance, American financial services company PNC uses its Christmas Price Index to create brand experiences that promote the brand’s reputation, engage children and educators in banking and e...
University challenges
Universities have to ensure that any brand updates or rebrands are communicated with their many stakeholder groups to avoid the risk of a poor reception. How can universities best approach a change in brand? Amy Sandy...
Brand profile: Maui and Sons
Surf and lifestyle brand Maui and Sons has employed a brand strategy and design positioning that has allowed it to thrive in a fickle market for three decades. Jeremy Owen reports on the Californian cultural icon...
The type writer: Digital communications
Bruno Maag explains why the value of typeface design and its usage is magnified in digital communications It has been 100 years since Edward Johnston designed the epo...
Focus: A shift in design strategy
As part of a focus on major global brand consultancies, Andrew Thomas speaks with the leaders of Start Group. Change in culture and in the ways in which design is viewed at the corporate level has spurred the 20 year-...
Peer perspectives: AT&T
AT&T’s rebrand by Interbrand is a work in progress, but the first phases have been rolled out, including a new, simplified world icon. Jaid Hulsbosch, director of Australian brand agency Hulsbosch, examines the pr...
Brand in action: DuBox
Concrete composition Who: DuBox What: In line with a global shift in attitude towards more sustainable building practices, modular design and construction businesses...
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