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Branding on LinkedIn: QR Codes or Business Cards

Branding on LinkedIn is changing in a big way. With their new QR code feature, the company aims to change the way we view the business card.

Douglas SpencerJuly 31, 2018

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BlackBerry’s Return and Your Brand

Welcome Back, Blackberry! I remember my first BlackBerry, it was my first big promotion. I was one of the new marketing leadership team members formed by the new CMO. At…

Douglas SpencerJuly 11, 2018

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Branding Construction: A Literal (and Figurative) Guide

Brand Construction: A Literal (and Figurative) Guide Branding construction has two important facets that turn an idea into a business foundation: passion and business goals. One without the other simply…

Douglas SpencerJune 27, 2018

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Guest Post: UI and Brand, the role of efficiency

Providing an informative and efficient user interface (UI) experience is a key component of your organization’s brand. Similar to any consumer or B2B experience, people have ongoing and competing demands…

Mike.BarugelJune 20, 2018

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Building a luxury brand from the ground up: The story of Grey Goose

Creating a luxury brand is no easy feat. It's often a challenge because provenance—the story, or the heritage, behind luxury brands—can’t be made overnight. No matter how much a company…

michael.obyrneJune 13, 2018

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Product Naming: A cautionary tale

A few months ago, I overheard a friend talking about something called, “View.” Whatever it was, he was in love with it. Something about cutting the cord and an alternative…

Douglas SpencerJune 5, 2018

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Storytelling and your brand: Three points to consider

Storytelling is not: “Our product does X, and you should buy it because Y.” Storytelling is a much more powerful way to help people understand what you’re all about other…

Douglas SpencerMay 30, 2018

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Brand Minute: Rolls Royce

It's not fair to judge a change in a brand if you don't understand the brand strategy and the data behind the change. However, Douglas has some judgments on the…

Douglas SpencerMay 22, 2018

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The second part to a better creative process

Our recent white paper on making data-driven design decisions was born from a presentation I was asked to make at the 2018 HOW Design Live conference. The presentation, “From Gift Wrapper…

Douglas SpencerMay 8, 2018

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Starbucks, racial bias, and brand humanity

Rapidly changing consumer demands for humanity and how Starbucks is tackling racial bias. Let’s talk about Starbucks. Unless you’re in a coma, you must have heard about the two black…

Douglas SpencerApril 20, 2018