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Brand Management

How To Be A Good Client

You can find innumerable posts on the ideal client. It can be a pretty extensive list. They should value and trust your expertise. Be honest and fair. Don’t haggle on price and should pay on time. They should be responsive.

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Brand Management

How to Craft a Good Branding RFP

An ill-prepared and poorly-written RFP will probably not get the results you hope for. And will likely end up wasting a lot of your time and money. If you elect to use the RFP process to find a branding partner, take the time to

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Brand Management

How To Unbrand Wisely

Unfortunately, not all brands live forever. Some simply die from natural causes. They become too old, too feeble, and just can’t manage to stand on their own two feet. Like Sears. Other brands were just too short-sighted and their products

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5 hidden costs of a rebrand
Brand Management

Five Hidden Costs of a Rebrand

It’s easy to overlook some of the most common hidden costs of a rebrand. And those hidden costs don’t fully reveal themselves until they quickly become reality. Knowing about them and planning for them in advance will help reduce the

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Brand Management

Afraid of the Brand Police?

Brand Governance Will Put Your Fears to Rest Brand governance is one of those terms that evoke images of the brand police. It suggests a policy of strict rules, regulations, and standards that beat brands into submission. Plus the fear

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Brand Management

Time to Reset Your Brand Plan?

Is a Brand Plan in Your Plan? Most organizations have already done their plans before the beginning of the year. But it is never too late if you haven’t. Either way, January is a good month to revisit your plans

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Brand Management

Why Bring Clarity to Your Brand Portfolio?

6 Benefits to Small Businesses Brand Architecture Brand Portfolio management isn’t just for Fortune 500 companies. Companies like Proctor and Gamble need a sophisticated portfolio strategy to manage the breadth of their products. Corporations like Apple, GE, FedEx, and many

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Brand Education

Brand Standards and How to Break the Rules

Don’t Let Brand Standards Stifle Your Creativity Are Standards Too Restrictive? Brand standards are one of the cornerstones of good brand management. They are the repository of the principles that guide application. But they are more than the rules around

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