Journal
Brand Thinking
Good to know, Brand Insight
What is Brand?
We've done many, many articles in this journal on how we see brand working in your business. From how it manifests itself in content to the need for strong brand architecture, we've covered many bases.
Market Research, Brand Definition
The Value of Brand Values.
I’ve recently been doing some B2B research, I looked at 34 large corporate entities. They were all a certain size, with average revenues in the $3bn mark, a global footprint and more than 1,000 employees. So, they’re not mom and pop shops.
Market Research, Trends & Innovation
Can Brand work with Performance Marketing?
The most alluring aspect of digital marketing is the ability to get the right message to someone when they're looking for something. Intent is powerful. Someone wants something; you present an option to them.
Good to know
Keeping your brand project on track
Yes, a post from a brand consultancy about how to keep your brand project on track. Now, the easy post would be about hiring us to get it done. Easy but not useful.
Good to know, Brand Strategy
Brand Strategy is Business Strategy
At Good, we’re of the view that if clients want to spend money on brand, then they should have a right to know what it’s likely to do for them.
Brand Definition, Brand Guardianship
Do you need a Brand Purpose?
I don’t think that there is a more contentious element in the wonderfully weird world of branding right now than the notion of “Brand Purpose”.
Brand Insight
Target markets: defining who you’re really talking to
Every once in a while, I’ll read a brief and stop in my tracks when I get to the target audience section. I can’t help but think, “you think you know… but you have no idea.”
Good to know, Trends & Innovation
Sustainability Disclosure Requirements: What it means for brands.
The UK government recently announced that there’s legislation pending on the thorny topic of sustainability.
Good to know, Market Research
When should you hire a brand consultancy?
The last 2 years have been mad. We’re all doing things differently and business has never been as strange. One thing we’ve noticed in our consulting is that some clients reviewing their brand values in house. And I get why.
Good to know, Market Research
Research. Is it worth the time and money?
What people do, what they say and what they say they do are three very different things. When it comes to understanding people, context is everything. When it comes to effective research, it means using the right tactics and asking the right questions.
Good to know, Brand Definition, Brand Architecture
How to Create a Brand
The purpose of our brand consultancy work is to build the perceived value of a business so that you can increase the margin of a product or increase market share — ideally both. But to start to create that perceived value, you must understand your brand.
Brand Definition, Life After Launch
Why content is more important than brand.
I think that content v branding is like David v Goliath. Branding gets all the headline billing and razzmatazz, but content is ruthlessly efficient in getting the job done.