by admin | Sep 4, 2012 | Blog, Brands in the news
Was it absolutely, positively necessary to ditch the “iconic” slogan after all these years (see this AdAge article for the story)? True, there are times when a brand refresh is called for – ideally because of some compelling new insight which can be...
by admin | Aug 15, 2012 | Blog, Brand identity
I like what Domino’s Pizza has been doing of late. Like any good company they started with the product offering, which they realized, back in 2008, was sub-standard. They set about improving their pizza and expanding their menu. In terms of branding they have...
by admin | Jun 25, 2012 | Blog, Brand communication, Brands and social media
In his May 7 (2012) AdAge column Al Ries puts social media in perspective: “If you don’t have the right strategy, good tactics won’t help you very much. And social, like all media, is a tactic. What concerns me is that too many marketers have...
by admin | Jun 27, 2011 | Blog, Brand meaning
A report by The Futures Company called “The future of global brands” caught my eye recently. It recasts the history of global brand building as four “generations”: from the basic “Export model” to today’s prent “Glocalization model.” It then identifies what it claims...
