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The Semiotics of Brand Building

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Disconnected Sound in the License-Obsessed Land of High Fashion

Who Should Own a Cultural Change Project?

Branding’s Enduring, Unhealthy Relationship with Kitsch

The Rush for an EVP: An Opportunity

Using Dynamic Content for Employer Branding

Creative Humility, Operational Bravery

It’s Time to Build Better Brand Narratives

Web2.5: How Counterculture’s Need for a Refuge Gives the Metaverse Meaning

Break the Rules: Brand Language Is Yours to Create

How Brands Can Create ‘Gravitational Pull’, Attracting Customers into Their Orbit

The Time Is Now to Evaluate the Elasticity of Your Family Business Brand

Recognizing a Blended Reality: How Brands Can Create Authentic Engagement with Latin Communities

Branding in 2020: Clarifying the Obvious

Content for Today and Tomorrow: Theme-Driven vs. Campaign-Driven

​​Brand Strategy Spoilers: What Are the Emotional Consequences of Choosing Your Brand?

Using the Power of Music to Promote Mental Health: Are Brands Listening?

What Does It Mean to Be Customer-Centric in a World Where Everyone Says They Are?

The Evolution of Brand Consultants: By Design, Not by Accident

A Creative Director’s Guide to Giving Better Creative Feedback

Do Sonic Logos Actually Work?

Brand Equity: A Strategic Pillar for Competitive Advantage in Luxury Markets

Outgrow the Teenage Phase: Building Well-Rounded Brands

How B2B CMOs Can Make the Business Case for Branding

Using Humour, Education, and Empowerment to Break Down Taboos

Why Sir Richard Branson’s Approach to Employee Progression Is the Key to Business Growth

Why Startups Should Think Branding First

A Better Future, Part 3 – Will Data Create Dystopian Nightmares?

Moving from Brand Positioning to Brands Taking a Position

During Crisis and Beyond: Human Relations Management

Interview: Luxury Retail in Motion, with Robert Lockyer, Delta Global

Five Underplayed Opportunities to Accelerate DTC Brand Growth

Interview: Republica of Great Advertising, with Pedro Prado, Leo Burnett Tailor Made

Brand Tribalism: The Good, the Bad, and the Somewhere In-Between

Interview: Why Brands Should Become More Emotionally Intelligent, with Kevin Allen

Beat the Competition by Inspiring Sports Participation, Not Perfectionism

Content Marketing for Regulated and Difficult Industries

Why AI Shouldn’t Cost or Plan Your Rebrand Alone

Web2.5: A Clever Term or a Useful Step for Brands Entering Web3?

Don’t Panic! Interview: General Manager at Microsoft Brand Studio, Jeff Hansen

Images that Move – Using Video to Communicate Brand Story

Build Your Brand the Fabergé Way

Podcast Ep 1: Why Are Distinctive Brand Assets More Important in Mature Markets?

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Consumer Insight Makes for a Uniquely Influential CMO

How Details Impact Brand Experience and Consumer Behavior

Why Accessibility Is the Key to Actionable Strategy

Restaurant with Rooms – Tangible & Sensory Luxury

When It Comes to Ideation, Bigger Doesn’t Mean Better

Brand Strategy Spoilers: Is “Social” the Most Misunderstood Word in Marketing?

Our Lives, Our Livelihoods, and the Role That Brands Play

Podcast Ep 14 | Heineken: Stay a Local Global Brand by Facilitating, Not Dictating

The Term “Brand” Has a Branding Problem

From High Street to High Tech: A Lesson for Heritage Brands

Three People Laughing in Front of a Computer: A Tale of Team Stock Photos

From UX to VX: Audio Branding for a Voice-First Future

Why Keeping It Simple Doesn’t Mean Dumbing It Down

Purpose – Now Available in S, M, L, and XL

Unlocking the Spell of Instagram: Social Theory for Modern Brand Building

Luxury Retailing in Times of Crisis – Regaining the Crown

Interview: The Way to Human-Oriented Enterprise, with Dr. Bruno Cignacco

Build Adaptive Marketing Strategies with the Psychographic Branding Method

Common Mistakes in Brand Awareness

Blanding: Untangling the Nuanced Knot of Brand Design

Here’s How AI Startups Can Leverage Brand Marketing

Don’t Panic! Interview: Founder & CEO of Bluestone Lane, Nicholas James Stone

Developing a New Marketing Strategy? Remember, It’s about Humans

Emotional Connection in B2B Communication: A Missing Ingredient?

Interview: Sonic Branding in Automotive, with Marijn Roozemond, MassiveMusic

Exclusive Interview with Philip Kotler, Distinguished Prof. of International Marketing

Interview: Data & Brands in the New Decade, with Emma Chiu, Wunderman Thompson Intelligence

Brands’ Best Secret? Culture Before Anything. Interview with Andrea Sullivan, CMO, VaynerX

Increasing Brand Awareness with AR

Gamification – Take Customer Engagement to the Next Level

Always Winning: Why Competition Is About Enduring Brand Relevance

The Case for Internal Brands, and How to Manage Them

Why Marketers and Designers Need to Work Together on Co-Creation

Community, Content, and Compliance: A Charity’s Guide for Online Branding

Opting Out Is an Opportunity for Your Brand to Build Empathy

Ask Not What Your Community Can Do for You…

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Brand Campaigns, Part 2: Where Did They Come From?

Hindsight on 2021

Myth Busters: On the Relevance of Influential Bloggers

What Future Can We Project for Nation Branding and Soft Power?

Culture, eSports, and the Beauty of an Industry in Its Infancy