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Five years ago, the branding industry in the Middle East and North Africa was still finding its feet. There was some quality work, but companies were only beginning to recognise the value of a strong brand and brand strategy....

Building and maintaining a reputation requires precision, creativity and assiduousness in corporate communications. Ensuring the corporate story is told relies on strategic development, narrative building and, above all, exce...

Recent winners at the Transform Awards MENA, Yas island and Start worked to create a new place brand for a leisure destination on one of Abu Dhabi's islands For centuries, sc...

Benchmarking the journeys brands make for almost a decade, the Transform Awards Europe should be a key date in every communicator and brand strategist’s calendar. In March this year, the Transform Awards Europe 2017 heralded...

Taking place in the commercial heartland of the Persian Gulf, the Transform Awards MENA, held last night in Dubai’s prestigious Waldorf Astoria, Palm Jumeirah, recognised the best in branding across the diverse and budding re...

The past decade has seen a transformational shift in how we in the UK see our infrastructure. Where once transport hubs were pragmatic, liminal spaces, today they are destinations for retail, dining and a whole lot more....

I have spent my life working out how to get people where they need to go. Wayfinding is the current name for it. (Although I think ‘wayshowing’ is a better description.) Signs can often be a blight; a hindrance rather than a...

Due to significant changes in the world of communications, brand experience has never been more important. Digital usage has matured, customer experience is acknowledged as sitting at the heart of many platforms, and brands u...

The branding industry has long been talking about brand ‘being a two-way communication.’ This is completely true, but the essence of brand remains the same – it’s about connection. It doesn’t mean you’re higher quality, cheap...

In today’s complex, competitive world, it’s no longer sufficient to simply market quality. Gone are the days of relying on traditional marketing tactics or merely promoting the announcement of the arrival of a new senior hire...