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How Can Brands Celebrate Pride Month?
Pride Month Every June we see brands launching a slew of rainbow themed campaigns and products. We love to see thoughtful and significant Pride initiatives like Dublin Bus’ 2018 “The Proudest -
Social Media Blog 6: Checking in on Brand Loyalty
Marketing minds Bennett and Rundle-Thiele bring us on an historical journey of the ups and downs of brand loyalty over time. They have identified a 5 stage brand loyalty lifecycle which positions -
Social Media Blog 4: Where Do Brands Live?
Located in the footprint of the former Guggenheim Museum, Prada’s NY SoHo store is almost un-shoppable. The main floor holds very little product with the space dominated instead by an oversized -
Her apron strings and her purse…
‘The Purse’ tells the true story of two Wales fans, brothers David and Gareth Rees, who keep the memory of their late mother Olive alive by following Wales in the Guinness Six Nations. Olive -
Branding from the heart
Shortly after Christmas, after years of constant badgering, my son finally got his wish - a pet. Not for us the Cockapoo or French Bulldog. No, my son chose the “dog of the reptile world”, a -
Edible-insect packaging: It’s worm in here!
What is highly nutritious, low in fat, environmentally sustainable, popular with 2 billion people worldwide and has six legs? The original superfood! Edible-insects might be the protein of the future -
What’s in a name? Taxi!
When Hailo came on the scene in Dublin it was an instant success. Founded in London in 2011, the taxi ordering app was simple and brilliantly clever. Order your taxi on the app with the push of a -
Bring out the comical side of your Brand
Have you considered using comics or comic-like visual content in your brand storytelling efforts? If not, then let’s talk about it today- once in a while your brand should show that it's not afraid -
Dinner violation for Rafa Nadel – Integrated branding
Anyone sitting on their couch down-under watching the Australian Open tennis final on channel 9 last Sunday would have been very surprised to see in the middle of a break between games that Rafa -
Egg-cellent Brand Activation
Blue Monday has come and gone, payday is so near yet so far, Christmas is a distant memory and somehow it feels like 76th of January. Fear not, the Cadbury’s Creme Egg hunt is back and it’s -
Brand activism: is it worth it?
It’s happening more and more, big brands taking stands on socially pertinent issues. Sometimes with great success, sometimes not so much. Who could forget Pepsi’s suggestion that a soft drink was -
How are you ‘Brandishing’ your Logo?
The nature of my work has me take stock of all the happenings in the branding world - what brands are thriving and what brands are going for a facelift! Also, to identify whether a trend is a fad or -
A rebrand that didn’t beat the clock
Toys "R" Us was an international toy company founded in April 1948 and went into bankruptcy in 2018. Before its demise, the design studio Lippincott was brought on board to refresh the identity in -
Branding from the Inside Out – the power of employee brand engagement
Employee engagement is pivotal to building successful brands. But are brand owners barking up the wrong tree when it comes to executing engagement strategies? In the US alone, over a $100 billion -
Igniting a spark of magic this Christmas
Sustainability is the big word around town. It’s a broad term, one that can't quite be pinned down by a single definition. The beauty of this is that it means everyone can integrate principles of -
What logos of famous painters would look like
As a graphic designer focused on branding I’m always curious about what's going on in this industry to expand my visual boundaries and find inspiration. It’s fascinating what you can come across -
Hot food in cold weather
Exactly 5 months ago, I traded the sunny shores of India for the cobbled streets of Dublin. So far I haven't been doing too bad adjusting to the rainy Irish weather and the interesting cultural -
Why do consumers choose one brand over the other?
Quality A successful brand is a good indicator that the product or service delivers customer satisfaction. Consumers are generally risk averse and do not want to waste their money on a disappointing -
Happy Black Friday
Black Friday phenomenon in Europe, is it just another sales tactic or can we really bag a bargain?? Traditionally Black Friday is on the day after Thanksgiving in America and regarded as the start -
How the Irish are influencing tech
I’m just two weeks back from the Web Summit so I’ve had time to reflect on this year's Lisbon extravaganza. This annual meeting of the tech community keeps growing and growing with figures