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Personal Branding Trends for 2012 (Part 1)by William Arruda
Over the years, personal branding has proven to be an effective technique for enabling career success. But how we build our brands is evolving. Learn six personal branding trends for 2012 that'll help keep you ahead of the pack.
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Pitfalls of Corporate-Rebranding Implementation (and a Helpful Checklist)by Christine R. Valeriann
Corporate rebranding is intricate and time-consuming; but with the mergers, acquisitions, and ownership changes of the current dynamic business environment, it's a necessary endeavor. Avoid these pitfalls and use this checklist to ensure uniform, integrated distribution of your new brand/name.
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Let Your Brand Shine at Tradeshows by Rob Murphy
A company's communications strategy plays a key role in reinforcing brand identity. For many, that includes logos, brochures, online presence, public relations, advertising or packaging. But what about tradeshows? How often have you attended tradeshows on behalf of your client, ...
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Shattering Five Branding Mythsby Maria Ross
When people think of branding, they often think of just a logo or business card. Or they think of the opposite extreme, such as Apple, and so assume they will never have the resources to "brand effectively." But branding on ...
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Marketing Lesson From the Grateful Dead: Loosen Up Your Brandby David Meerman Scott, Brian Halligan
The Grateful Dead teaches us to show our brand's playfulness and to trust that our customers will recognize our brand even if it looks a little "different." By loosening up your brand, you allow your company to show its personality—and, ...
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Achieve (Compelling) Visual Coherence: Build a Brand Identity Toolkit That's Flexible, Durable, Shareable—and Yoursby Roger Sametz
Creating your visual brand mosaic requires a toolkit different from the one used by earlier corporate ID practitioners––one based more on shared thinking and approaches and less around rules, one that allows you to tune communications for different initiatives and ...
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The 10 Most Common Pitfalls of Brand Licensingby Pete Canalichio
Combining your product with top brands is an incredible way to escalate growth. If you are looking to drive revenue, enter new markets, or reposition your product, brand licensing can lead to dramatic results. As with any new endeavor, however, ...
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What's the Color of Your Personal Brand?by William Arruda
Color is powerful. It's an important personal-branding tool, so use it wisely and consistently to support your personal-branding activities. To make the most of your color, follow these five rules.
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Four Reasons Why Your Brand Needs a Visual Systemby Gwyneth Dwyer
What does your brand look like? Is it recognizable—in any medium? Or does it change its appearance and present a confusing array of visual styles?
Most organizations understand the strategic importance of a consistent visual style... but fall short on implementation, ...
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Eco-Logos: A Double-Edged Sword?by Jacquelyn A. Ottman
Eco-logos are all the rage—but how valuable are they as a marketing tool? Are there some hidden risks that warrant a second look?
Let's consider the three ingredients of an effective marketing logo—green or otherwise—and their implications for the savvy eco-marketer.
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Three Ways to Take Advantage of the Email Preview Pane
by Reggie BradyDo you have the preview pane enabled in your inbox? Many of your email recipients use this setting and some even read most of their emails this way.
In short, the preview pane is important email real estate, and you can ...
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Launching Your Product: Seven Marketing Mustsby Gwyneth Dwyer
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Launching Your Product: Seven Marketing 'Musts'by Gwyneth Dwyer
Whether your launch is for an entirely new product or for a line extension, these seven marketing communication musts will put you on the path to success.
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Seven Steps to Building a Strong Nonprofit Brandby Laura Ries
In the nonprofit sector, marketing is often considered a dirty word, a necessary evil that no one admits spending too much time or money on.
But to build a successful nonprofit organization to help people, you still need to follow ...
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Electronic vs. Print: The Evolution of the Company Newsletter (Part 2 of 2)
by Elaine Fogel
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Keys to Branding Your Small Businessby Jay Lipe
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Branding From Scratch: Creating a New Identity for an Established Institution (a Case Study)
by Abigail JamesWith more than 30 different visual presentations of the University of the Pacific's name in use, and at least that many different messages going to its many publics, the university was a prime candidate for a branding project. But how ...
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The Sound of Business (Part 2)by Jerry Bader
In a world of mental clutter, information anxiety and narrow attention spans, your Web voice could become the next big weapon in Web media presentation and marketing.
So how do you effectively implement voice on the Web?
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Turning an Ordinary Event Into Business Theaterby J. Brent Frost
The truth is that most company interactions with customers take place via phone or email, so a single event may be your one critical shot. It may determine 99% of the perception that a customer or prospect holds about a ...
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How to Talk to Creative People About Brandingby Steve McNamara
It helps to define what "branding" is. Start here: A brand is like a person.
And like a person, brands have relationships, and these relationships evolve, for better or worse, over time, and need to be constantly nurtured.