Journal
Brand Thinking
Brand Insight
The Purpose of Personas
At some point in a brand project, we’re faced with a persona. These can have many names, marketing/buyer/user persona, but they are usually a one slide archetype that represents an idealised customer.
Good to know
Perfect Your Product Positioning
Once upon a time when it came to product marketing, it was about going beyond the features. Features meant nothing. NOTHING! It had to be all about the benefits, I'd yell. Give me the benefits, and let me create magic for you.
Brand Definition
Create Your Brand Vision
We've gone into detail about how our brand definition process works, defining your mission and values.
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.