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I’m The Brand Guy, a bloke who does branding to help companies and people create the world they want to succeed in. I have been ranked in the Global Gurus Top 30 Branding Professionals since 2012. I run a Strategy, Design, and Communications agency with my Designer mate Nick Beckhurst – called Brandcraft – and I deliver keynote talks and run workshops at conferences and seminars across..
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2M ago
Brand Value. The latest 2024 report on the world’s most valuable brands has just landed, and here are some interesting observations:
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2M ago
Daihatsu lied about the safety of their cars by falsifying crash tests – across 64 models, going back more than three decades.
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5M ago
Branding is about creating the future. And the tool we use to create that future is language. Yes, powerful words!
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5M ago
Companies set out the vision and the aspiration, people make things happen. The question is: do your people want to make it happen?
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5M ago
Here's a tip: If you're heading to a job interview, try not to tell people to go fuck themselves on the way there - they might end up being your interviewer.
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5M ago
In the past, the knowledge and experience of ‘the old’ was the best instruction for ‘the young’. Today we live with a new set of realities.
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9M ago
Grant McGaugh is a guy who loves brands and branding, and he recently reached out to me for this interview.
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9M ago
Phillip Adams wants his slogan back. Customers want their bags back. Qantas wants its reputation back. Time will tell where it will land.
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10M ago
The Nike logo was designed by graphic designer Carolyn Davidson in 1971 for $35. Phil Knight didn't love it, but it grew on him.
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10M ago
Salvador Dalí was the graphic designer behind the classic Chupa Chups logo. The Chupa Chups lollipop was first launched in 1958, when the company founder Enric Bernat hatched the idea of placing a bonbon on a stick. He called the product “GOL,” but that didn’t work too well. So, he hired an ad agency in 1963. They renamed the product “Chupa Chups” (from the Spanish chupar, meaning “to suck”) and created a black and red logo. But Bernat wasn’t happy with the logo. In 1969, he complained about his logo over a coffee with his artist friend, Salvador Dalí. The painter…
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