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Topic: Branding

Category Growth Via Product Design

Posted by Lazenby on 300 Points
I my spare time I have been working on my own business opportunity and would appreciate your collective wisdom on this.

I have found an older category which I think I can stimulate by product design, function, and brand positioning. It is a strategy we have all seen work and fail depending on the strategy. This is a category which appears to me to have been overlooked in the past.

Anyway, enough setup. The question(s) are:
1 - What are the types of questions to consider in looking for a design firm(s) while interviewing them

2 - How do you talk about your ideas without compromising the confidentiality?

3 - Lastly, I would like to fine design firms not normally working in the specific space I am exploring so that we can approach it from the POV of "if you were starting to build this from scratch what would you come up"...throwing out all the "reasons" the category is where it is today. Have you seen this strategy with a high percentage of success or is it more often a failure?

I am sure these are quite simple to you all, but I appreciate your insights - clint
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  • Posted by ilan on Accepted
    Clint,
    People with your background and experience should go directly to the top.
    The companies you need to talk to are the best of the best in both product design, customer experience, branding etc.
    Through my experience and knowledge of the business,
    I can think of three you should conduct preliminary discussions with:
    IDEO
    PENTAGRAM
    LAGA
    You will find all the answers to your questions by talking to these guys, of course there a million more firms, but start here.
    I'll be also happy to assist you more outside the forum.
    Good luck.
  • Posted on Accepted
    Most importantly... (I have patent issues I have to be careful when talking to new firms) is a proprietary agreement. I can not stress this enough! Look online and customize something you find, or take something close to what you like and sit down with an attorney. Mine is not written in legalize, so that the average business owner can understand what they are signing.
    CAREFUL!!!!
    jane : )

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