It’s hard to figure out what brand means on a daily basis. Stefan Liute says to remind yourself and your employees every day. That way, you can bring the brand to life. Take one word you think is really important to your business....
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Accepting the impermanent in brand development
Brands are works in progress that we mistakenly think are finished. Instead, we should consider brands through the principles of wabi-sabi – a Japanese aesthetic ideology centred around the acceptance of persistent transience. What...
Opinion – Stefan Liute says brand strategy is a reference point for business
However fast the world seems to be changing, some things don’t, actually. Stefan Liute discusses how brand strategy acts as a point of reference among this maelstrom of change and keeps businesses on a steady path We live in a time...
Opinion – Rufus Radcliffe
Popular British media company ITV unveiled a rebrand last January. The project took home the Grand Prix at the Transform Awards Europe and is continuously lauded for its success. Rufus Radcliffe writes about ITV’s rebrand On 14 Jan...
Opinion – Nick Sims
What is it that makes one brand stand out more than another? Why do some people drink Coke over Pepsi, visit Lisbon over Barcelona, or fly British Airways rather than Virgin Atlantic? With very little setting these things apart fro...
The year 2050 – branding’s improbable, yet not impossible future
STEFAN LIUTE, STRATEGY DIRECTOR, STORIENCE – 8 MAY 2014 In 15 years of brand consultancy, I have had enough time to hoard a large bag of frustrations and another one of satisfactions. When I look inside each, some daydreaming about...
To brand or not to brand?
SIMON SMITH – 8 MAY 2014 Challenges being faced by telecom brands in Saudi Arabia today. Guest post by Syed Abdul Karim, brand experience director, Mobily. Saudi telecoms are going to see some tough times ahead. The market has matu...
Is hidden meaning in logo design important?
SIMON SMITH – 8 MAY 2014 I’m a huge fan of the legendary Paul Rand, who designed such iconic logos as IBM, ABC and the original logo for UPS. His designs are simple and timeless, yet more importantly, distinct and instantly recogni...
The relationship machinery
SIMON SMITH – 8 MAY 2014 To paraphrase an iconic movie franchise, relationships are the final frontier. At their core, they are the way we mentally position ourselves in relation to others, both rationally and emotionally. We conne...
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