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The Brand Value Framework

The Brand Value Framework

  This is Essay 3 in the Brilliant series—which is the foundation for my forthcoming book “Brilliant” on how brands…

Mind The Gap

Mind The Gap

Mind the gap. Three words, painted onto every platform in the London Underground, warning you about the space between the…

Brand Independence

Brand Independence

Every organization eventually reaches a moment where the brand no longer fits. Growth outpaces it, or the market shifts, or…

Vision. Courage. Branding.

Vision. Courage. Branding.

Brands begin with a vision. Not a strategy or a plan. The leaders who have the courage to hold their…

The IDEA Method

The IDEA Method

This essay addresses one of the most important decisions an organization can make: investing in a brand. It examines why…

Beyond the Dust—

Beyond the Dust—

What happens when a brand strategist journeys alone to Burning Man—not just to observe, but to participate? This essay is…

Culture & Stewardship

Culture & Stewardship

  This essay is the fourth in a five-part series that forms the foundation of my upcoming book, Brilliant: The…

Brand Naming

Brand Naming

Whether it’s your entire company or a new product, you don’t have a brand until you have a name. It’s…

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