Brand Scents
Could you recognize the unique smell of Crayola, or Play-Doh? From automobiles and airlines to hotels and consumer products, scent is being used to engage and persuade consumers. It rounds out the typical verbal and visual experience.
Branding and Multipliers
Most companies see brand building as a process of addition, where every touch point adds to the overall experience. Yet, branding is not based on the process of addition. It’s based on multiplication.
Brand Rivalry
The human brain organizes much of our experience, knowledge and thinking into stories. As we all know, rivalry makes for a great story; leveraging exclusionary positioning and providing an antagonist can add to an existing identity.
Sound Symbolism
Language carries meaning that transcends a word’s literal definition with associative connotation. This makes the process of developing brand names more than just a question of linguistics.
Brand Values
The days of advertising led brands are dead. A shift from monologue to dialogue has occurred. No longer can a company say one thing and do another. People want brands they can trust.