As a general rule, BlackDog doesn’t brand upstarts. Here are some resources to help get your brand new brand off the ground though…
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What’s a Brand?
- The Big Idea
- Logo vs Brand
- Who Defines a Brand?
- Brand Success – Just a Marketing Plan?
- Brand vs Advertising
Do You Need a Brand?
Naming Your Brand:
- How to Name a Startup
- 10 Ways to Name Your Company or Product
- Types of company and product names — A field guide
Slinging a Slogan:
Picking a great URL:
Finding Your Big Idea:
Differentiating Your brand:
- Differentiators…Let me count the ways
- Crazy. Inspired. Bold. Successful.
- How Do We Crate an Iconic Brand?
- Strip Away All the Filler…
Missions and Visions:
Components of a Brand Strategy:
Identifying Your Customer:
Identifying Your Brand Touch Points:
The Best Brand Book for Startups:
The Best Brand Books Period:
How to Write a Business Plan:
Identifying Core Values:
Developing Brand Standards:
Sponsorship & Strategic Partnership Standards:
Diversifying into New Markets:
The Truth About Brand Loyalty:
Synching Your Brand with Your Brand Experience:
On Relevance, Transparency, & Avoiding Bullshit
- Do you ever get over whelmed by finding ways or trying to be inventive and original?
- The Better You Are, The Better You Look
Do Charitable Actions & Social Giving Build Brand Equity?
Bringing Your Humanity to Work:
Communicating your Differentiated Brand:
- We Don’t Brand Bullshit: How BlackDog Does Communications
- Narrativity: You’re Too Good For Boring
- How Buff is Your Brand Narrative?
- Crafting Content out of Fingerprints
- Top Shelf: Communications Reads We Recommend
- Top Shelf Part II: More Communications Reads We Recommend
Brand & Social Media:
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