Words or ‘copy’ are often overlooked in brand and marketing.
It’s a question of perspective: as customers, we’re all conditioned to believe that ‘words are just words right?’ And ‘talk is cheap’? or ‘he or she’s all talk?’ We don’t need words, we need action right!? Wrong.
Brand isn’t just about clever slogans, logos, colours, fonts and imagery – once upon a time it may have been about creating a ‘mark’ to ‘brand’ or express property or control such as with ‘livestock’ back in the ‘Old West’, but not today in the 21st century. Today it goes far deeper than a ‘mark’ or ‘logo’ – beyond the superficial. Brand is
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If ‘your people are your brand’ (see my last blog), then how do businesses and business owners navigate the complex minefield that the recruitment game has become to identify, qualify and appoint the ‘right’ people and person for your business? Easier said than done right?
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Your brand is your people and the way they represent you can make or break your brand.
Your strategy, message, unique value, design, copy, tactics, sales and marketing may all be aligned but if your people do not exude, live up to and reinforce the brand values you will create a
For the people who know me personally, who have spoken with me in business and when networking, and as someone who is in the 49 per cent of Australians who were born overseas, I bring a strong, clipped northern english accent to the diversity table here in this beautiful far off corner of the world.
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The effectiveness of brand and graphic design from a business perspective are both hard to measure yet they both bring a powerful creative and psychological energy to a businesses potential.
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It had to happen. Sooner or later it had to be said. I’m not the first brand strategist to say this and I know I won’t be the last, however its always valuable to clear up common misconceptions in the industry: here’s the revelation:
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I’m currently developing a workshop at Synkd on the value of creating a compelling corporate identity for small business growth, so I wanted to share some insights.
Perhaps the most important lesson or takeaway, as mentioned in my previous blog and worth mentioning again here, is that many businesses are still
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Most businesses have been getting the process of brand all wrong.
The following revelation leads us to the ultimate irony of a deep misconception about the perception of ‘brand’ and what it really means in people’s minds.
Where have we been going wrong? Allow me to explain.
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What phone do you own?
What make of car do you drive?
Which coffee do you drink on the way to work?
What brand of clothing do you choose for work?
What type of shoe do you wear?
Which footy club do you barrack for?
Are you a ‘Holden’ or a ‘Ford’ fan?
Drawing attention to these ‘brand’ choices and heightening your awareness of the choices you make each and every day can
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