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This is the best place to learn how we think as creative and strategic communicators. You’ll find various observations and best practices about branding, design, client relations, and communications, in general. We try to keep things instructive and advisory. However, we can’t guarantee that there won’t be a rant or rave once in a while. So, please cut us some slack.
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Treat your brand like a living, breathing document
by Step2 Branding & Design
The best brands are not meant to sit on a shelf like just another historic artifact. The ink might fade over time. But the promise endures.
Branding and marketing blog posts
Treat your brand like a living, breathing document
The best brands are not meant to sit on a shelf like just another historic artifact. The ink might fade over time. But the promise endures.
Another do-it-yourselfer just got burned
You cannot do it all and do it all well. Nobody can. I certainly can’t. Instead, I’m spending my time doing what I do best to grow my business, make money, and hire seasoned professionals to help with the rest.
Why aren’t you?
The tagline: Your stake in the ground
The tagline is not about who you are or what you sell. It’s about them: your target audience. So, you better make sure it’s concise, direct and memorable, so they recall it the each time they hear your name.
Invest in your brand now and spend less time and energy convincing people later.
These businesses each learned from the beginning the power of a consistent and meaningful brand strategy. They rightly prioritized their branding efforts as a long-game investment instead of just another expense.
See you in October
Making your own history doesn’t need big, dramatic moments. You just need to do what you said you’d do every time you step up to the plate.
The Island of California and the power of public persuasion
The mythical Island of California presents a great example of the power of public persuasion. Even without solid evidence, it became an accepted truth that took nearly a century to correct.