Branding

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TECH GOOD, PEOPLE BETTER

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Last year, the UK’s Brand Experiences teamed up with the Institute of Internal Communication to survey 2,000 people around the world. The goal was to reveal how people feel about their jobs, their bosses, their wellbeing and their productivity. In…

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Never paint a nursery yellow

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Did you know that people who work in predominantly green environments have fewer stomach aches? Too much exposure to red creates anxiety, increases your heart rate and provokes anger. That’s why you see red. If grey is a dominant colour…

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Be the prize

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Back in my advertising days, there were certain clients that were considered prize accounts. Every agency wanted their business. Agencies would do whatever they needed to win them. That usually meant cutting commissions, reducing fees and throwing in freebies. One…

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Eye of the beholder

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I was gazing at a bottle of whisky recently (as is my wont). It’s a favourite whisky from a favourite distiller. It sells in the USA for about US$95 a bottle. I love the whisky, but I hate the label….

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Tick Tock, You’re Dead

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Next time you’re walking down a busy city street, I want you to do a little experiment. Let’s say that every pace you take, you pass a person. If it’s 100 paces to the end of the block, you have…

VERBS HAVE THE BEST LIFE, SOMETIMES

Verbs have the best life, sometimes

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It’s every brand owner’s dream to have his or her brand verbified. That’s the sure sign of popular acceptance and category dominance. Dyson products are admired and popular. Nevertheless, people still Hoover their carpets. One day we might Dyson our floors. But…

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Both sides happy

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Every street, every town, every country has 2 kinds of people. Those who want progress and those who don’t. The progressives reckon the antiprogressives cripple economic development. The antiprogressives reckon the progressives ruin the place. Progress is a battle. Preservation…

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Clachan a Choin

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I will start by telling you what Clachan a Choin means. The dog’s bollocks. It’s Gaelic. Now that you know that the post’s title means dog’s bollocks, you might be expecting an article on bravery. Or anarchy. And in a…

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The Whisky Experiment

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The host places a rack of test tubes in front of each participant in the experiment. In each test tube is whisky. The participants are instructed to add a specified amount of water to 3 of the tubes – 2…

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The elephant called Exit

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In the town of Hope there is the usual mix of small businesses – butchers, bakers, real estate agents, fashion boutiques, cafés, motels, accountants and dentists. Every one of the business owners works hard at his or her business. Every…