Category Archives: Branding

Brand development, brand design, brand position, personal brand

Wallace V. Whipple Just Destroyed Your Brand Relationship

I caught a glimpse of an old Twilight Zone episode the other day at lunch. And it got me thinking about brands and the process they use to leverage technology.
Here’s the setup:
(Source: Wikipedia)
“These are the players, with or without a scorecard. In one corner, a machine; in the other, one Wallace V. Whipple: man. And [...]

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Brand Definition vs. Brand Validation – A Perfect Symphony when in Harmony

When people ask me what I do, I often reply with my title. But it’s really not what I do. If I can define myself in any way (besides the Batman of Brand Strategy), I would say I’m a “Bridge Builder”. So obviously, that opened up a can of worms.
The last 60 days I’ve been [...]

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These Days, Everyone Has a Utility Belt

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I love “Super Hero Training Day” with my sons. It’s one of the few outings of free time that I have with my sons that I can share my love for geek/comic lore with practical knowledge. Call it nerdy if you want, but you should see my son’s face light up at Puzzle Zoo.
As most [...]

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Disconnecting to Reconnect: 3 Lessons for the New “Brand” Manager.

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It’s been almost 2 months since my last blog post and I know you “should” be doing this once a week. But something hit me before the Holiday break. I was up at 4 in the morning and the first thing I checked (instead of taking a Tylenol PM and going back to bed) was [...]

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The 3 Phases of Digital Branding: Phase One- Get to the Core!

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Oftentimes we run across avenues in our professional lives that lead us to accurately define our roles. Mine? I would consider myself a digital brand evangelist. I got my start designing websites and moved onto to creative direction and then brand management. This is the role that has been naturally carved for me. I didn’t [...]

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Brands That Are Thankful Are Brands That Are Still Alive: A Few Ways That Brands Should Give Thanks

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I have a motto in my house: “Before we recieve, we give thanks.” That’s it. Plain and simple. It drives my wife nuts, but the commercialization of the Holiday season drives me nuts! I mean, come on! Christmas music at the beginning of November! I haven’t got over my candy high from Halloween! Okay. Enough [...]

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