by admin | Oct 29, 2014 | Blog, Brand identity, Brand meaning, Brands in culture, Brands in the news
Many iconic brands have fallen by the wayside down the years, for a number of reasons. Kodak and Levi’s are but two that come to mind. Two more quintessential American brands are finding it’s often harder to stay iconic than to become so. Of course,...
by admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Blog, Brand communication, Brand identity, Brands in the news
It was always going to be difficult to follow up on the “Imported from Detroit” campaign, a campaign which had a built-in shelf life. The new work at least retains many elements from IFD, including the voice over of the excellently cast Detroit native...
by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | Blog, Brand communication, Brand identity, Brand meaning, Brands and social media, Brands in the news
Remember when the “Man your man could smell like” campaign came out for Old Spice? It was often compared with Dos Equis’ “Most interesting man in the world” campaign. As I posted at the time, there is no comparison. Sure, there may be...
by admin | Apr 3, 2013 | Brand communication, Brand identity, Brand meaning, Brands in culture, Brands in the news
The Spanish language edition of “Brand Meaning” is now available, published by Granica as El Significado da la Marca. Here’s a link to buy the book.
by admin | Feb 4, 2013 | Blog, Brand communication, Brands in culture, Brands in the news
As a footnote to my post below on last night’s Super Bowl ads, this story could not be more appropriate. The only ad that I deemed worthy of some positive comment turns out to be a rip-off of a home-made video uploaded to YouTube by Farms.com While my post...
by admin | Feb 4, 2013 | Blog, Brand communication, Brands in culture, Brands in the news
And so, last night, to the yearly ritual of watching the Super Bowl ads, punctuated by brief episodes of the game itself. This is billed as the showcase of national advertising. The winner last night? The Baltimore Ravens. Yep, I enjoyed the game more than the ads....
