Right or Wrong,  Make a Decision!

Right or Wrong, Make a Decision!

Developers of technology-related products confidently make hundreds, if not thousands of decisions in the course of product development. And yet, when it comes to the company’s brand or marketing, some of these same people waver, unable to commit to a...
Backwards Branding

Backwards Branding

When conducting competitive brand research for clients, I find that more and more tech company brands are looking and sounding more and more alike. That’s not branding, that’s the exact opposite of branding. The point of your brand is to distinguish your...
Branding and the Rush to Market

Branding and the Rush to Market

Companies devote a lot of time, energy, and resources developing a product. This can put a lot of pressure to launch as quickly as possible. Startups, companies with limited resources, or those having to procure additional funding can feel even more pressure to get to...
The Face of Branding

The Face of Branding

It seems as if people have been using names — and in some cases faces — to identify their company or products since companies and products were first invented. Sometimes the faces depicted are of real people that were somehow associated with the company or their...
Show Some Emotion

Show Some Emotion

Over the course of my career working on many branding projects, my clients have told me some amazing stories about their company or products — what the impetus for them was, what obstacles they faced and overcame, their obsession to detail, a time when they provided...