John Deere and NASCAR; Excellent Use of Brand

We should all recognize the marketing efforts of John Deere especially as we have spoken before with regards to their TOYS. They have a complete line of nearly every tractor or agricultural attachment they make available in small, micro size.http://www.johndeeregifts.com/category-category_id/236946By instilling brand name with kids they are creating a culture... Read More

Brand Strategy - Brand Value - Brand Identity Guru

Developing brand strategy is extremely critical. The most important asset your company has is its brand. Quite simply, for better or worse, it drives the direction of your business. You should definitely have a well thought out brand strategy in place. Unfortunately, too many companies don't have a brand strategy,... Read More

Business Image

One of the most important things in a business is a clean image. I started a small business when I was twelve years old and built it up in a very large small business and then franchised the business. I retired at age 40 after setting up franchises in 23... Read More

The Role of a Visual Vocabulary in Brand Identity Design

Visual elements are a major part of your business's brand identity design. The keystone of that design is the logo, but in many cases, the logo isn't enough to convey all of your brand attributes. A visual vocabulary is a way to reinforce and add to the messaging that is... Read More

Its Time For Some Steak

Recently, I was reviewing our website statistics. One of the sites that had a link to mine caught me by surprise. Since this is a family publication, I won't include the name of the website. But, let's just say it contains a four-letter word that people do not use in... Read More

Branding 101: Why Its Critical to Business Success and How to Do It Right

What's Your Brand?A brand is a product/company personality that helps distinguish it from the competition. It evolves out of the product essence. So, what's yours? Quality? Service? Price? Whatever it is it's something your marketing must reinforce across all communication channels, from business card to TV spot. Even your office... Read More

Brand Identity - Corporate Identity and Brand Value

Companies work hard building the strength of their brands - it is critical to the ongoing brand management process to have meaningful and actionable data-driven measures of these efforts.Building a brand, cultivating its strengths, pruning its weaknesses, and making it more valuable to its owners is the bottom line job... Read More

New Uniforms Could be the Gold Charm for the Golden Arches

New designer uniforms could be the gold charm McDonald's needs to connect their new hip marketing campaign to their fast-food restaurants. This possible gold charm for the fast-food chain has the ability to let the actual fast-food restaurants reflect the image they are portraying in their advertisement campaign. The new... Read More

The Big Uneasy: Clearing the Clouds of Guess

People often come to me to assist them with developing their brand because they are unable to accomplish the business success they desire. They're experiencing what we call the Big Uneasy--the state of being when things are hard. They are stuck in an idea, unable to make it happen, and... Read More

Importance of Business Branding

Branding is very important to a business, whether it is an online or offline business. Your brand will be the first impression the public has of your business and could very well be the most important one. The goal in business branding is to give consumers a visual image of... Read More

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Acquire, Then Rebrand

Acquiring another corporation usually means that the acquiring company's name... Read More

Trademark Issues in the Mobil Auto Business

There have always been trademark issues and lawsuits in the... Read More

Understand Brand

Branding has been defined, explained and examined extensively. There are... Read More

Logo Files: Versions Of Your Logo That You Should Own

Your logo is the most important graphic element in which... Read More

Living Your Brand on the Web - Part 2

Now that everyone has conformed to Living Your Brand on... Read More

Are You Brand Worthy?

Branding is one hot topic, although it is wildly misunderstood.... Read More

The Very Basics of Design

Design is a very subjective thing, therefore, if you ask... Read More

The Keys to a Great Logo

Logo, graphic, icon, logotype, typogram, logoform, image?call it what you... Read More

What the Heck is Branding and Why Should I Care?

There's been a lot of buzz lately about branding. But... Read More

Articles: The Perfect Branding Tool

If you own a web-based business, you're probably aware of... Read More

Brand Extension; Going from Consumer to Commercial

As more and more home pressure washers are sold at... Read More

The Brand Called You

The best brands always try... Read More

Standing Under the Umbrella And Still Getting Wet

Make More Money Making a Name for YourselfCalling all realtors,... Read More

The Secrets of Starting Business Successfully

Starting Business Secrets will help you to start your own... Read More

Effective Public Relations Essential for Personal Branding

Move over pop star "Posh Spice" Adams and English soccer... Read More

Shattering the Branding Myths

If you've been online long, you're sure to have seen... Read More

Company Vehicles Have Advertising on Them; Tips on Driving in Parking Lots

Try to avoid backing up whenever possible. Occasionally some one... Read More

How to Work with Your Graphic Designer

As a graphic designer, I can tell you something right... Read More

Why Having A Niche Automatically Boosts Your Credibility - Become The Expert by Getting Focused

Yes, yes, we've heard it all before... loads of life... Read More

Adventures in Advertising and the Affect on the Brand Name

Studying various target-marketing techniques and here is a thought. We... Read More

Attract More Clients With A Brand Identity

You've probably heard that people buy products and services from... Read More

Branding: All My Exs Live In...

...my senses. I know, you were thinking 'Texas'. Well, if... Read More

Branding Junk Removal - He Did It, Can You?

What does it mean to be remarkable?Brian Scudamore, CEO and... Read More

The Positioning of Success

Many businesses of today are often driven to compete... Read More

Branding On The Web Is Like Mining For Fools Gold

I am sick and tired of marketing geeks touting the... Read More

The Face of Your Business, Part I

When we initially started our businesses, we had to decide... Read More

Logo Design Tips

Logos can be described as visual icons that provide a... Read More

Quality and Service - Yeah, Right!

One of the critical drivers of business success is having... Read More

Fast Forwarding Your Business

If you think only big corporate names need to think... Read More

Brand Strategy - Brand Identity Guru

If you could have the secret recipe and all the... Read More

Corporate Branding ? Dont Forget Your CDs!

Companies have been branding their collateral materials such as letterhead,... Read More

Brand Building For Profit: The Colour Behind the Brand and Why I Wear Red Ties!

Colour is essential to building a strong brand.Many of you... Read More

The Big Uneasy: Clearing the Clouds of Guess

People often come to me to assist them with developing... Read More