Entries from September 2008
September 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Aside from not being a very good branding message, there’s something wrong with the latest Microsoft campaign: It doesn’t fit in any accepted category. That’s OK if you’re bold enough and genius enough to know the basics and build upon them with innovative approaches.
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Tags: Advertising
September 11th, 2008 · No Comments
In this series of blogs on historic brands, I’ve visited the web sites of long-standing companies to examine their branding throughout the years. You’ll find the Texaco Brand site very well done, though like most corporate histories it’s a bit self-serving.
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Tags: Historic Brands
September 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Blandness of B-to-B branding is the subject of a video by Martin Lindstrom in which he suggested three ideas that can help businesses raise above the static in their business markets.
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Tags: Brand Managment
John Quelch has identified five attributes of a blockbuster brand. You can read his full blog at the Harvard Business Publishing website by clicking How to Create a Blockbuster. I’ve “lifted” his five attributes in the next several paragraphs and added my own comments on each.
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Tags: Branding