Category: Brand Identity & Expression

  • Get Creative: Your One-Word Catalyst

    It can be tough to stay in love with your brand. As we get pulled into the daily grind, enthusiasm and creativity can run a bit dry and aspirations for a brand we’re excited about can be permanently marked for “tomorrow”. Here’s the problem: it’s tough to keep customers excited about a brand that you’ve grown…

  • My #1 Tool for Messaging They’ll Remember

    How do you craft a message that your customers will love? This is a question that I hear often. And there are lots of possible tips and suggestions that I could offer, but I’m going to go ahead and jump right to my best one: Elevate the most potent thoughts. Fact is, we ramble. Our…

  • Design your Brand: Interview with Christine Thatcher

    Your website is basically your brand incarnate. And behind all of that dazzling messaging and glossy imagery, there is a whole world of thought, sweat, and talent bringing it together. In this interview with designer Christine Thatcher of Christine Marie Studio, we have the fortune of tapping into some of that talent and learning what…

  • Design Your Brand: Interview with Amy Tan

    Design gone right. I see it all the time: business visionaries that are dedicated to building a strong brand, often even willing to invest in a top-tier designer, but still things break down. Few things in business are more painful than a design project gone wrong. And great brands simply can’t come into existence without…

  • Taglines in the Making: A Basic Brainstorm

    Taglines in the Making: A Basic Brainstorm

    A tagline worthy of your dream is a tall order. So, as you embark on the task of drumming up options, try hard to leave perfectionism at the door. Take the pressure off by promising yourself to make it fun. Let your right brain work freely (and give it some coffee or whatever kind of fuel…

  • Unlock Your Brand Voice

    Brand voice can change everything. It’s a powerful piece of your brand strategy — another whole dimension of your business that your audience can adore and talk about. But finding that genuine and distinctive voice to signify your brand is a big challenge, and the universal tips and advice you find out there — speak…