Earlier this week, one of the biggest online acquisitions of the decade was announced. In a surprise move, Microsoft confirmed it would invest a huge $26bn in purchasing business-based social network LinkedIn – a move...
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Opinion: How membership organisations can build stronger brands
Customer testimonies are an old and popular way of waving a flag for your organisation, and in today’s age of digital marketing and sharing, they have become a powerful, and often double-edged, force. Yet few membersh...
Opinion: How does brand implementation impact on the bottom line?
At most branding events, there is a creative buzz in the air. The creative brand agencies are the ones that are celebrated for the development of strong visual identities and inspiring values. However, It was interest...
Timeline: Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House merged in 2013 to form one of the world’s largest publishing groups. Its combined logo transformed from that of a placeholder to a stylish wordmark in its own right. But both organisations have gr...
Start the music
Music has traditionally been a secondary consideration for brand managers and agencies. Audio branding is changing that. Steve Keller, CEO of iV2 audio branding shares key insights on the value of music, sound and aud...
Rewind: Life magazine
Life magazine was a long-time champion of world-class photojournalism. But its closure preceded the 2008 recession and the wholesale demise of many global publications. Could Life have been revived through a brand rep...
Best in brand
From the colourful, inspiring new look for an east African nation to the refined, Arabic brand architecture for a property development to the motion-driven future-facing visual identity for a sports organisation, bran...
Peer perspectives: AT&T
AT&T’s rebrand by Interbrand is a work in progress, but the first phases have been rolled out, including a new, simplified world icon. Jaid Hulsbosch, director of Australian brand agency Hulsbosch, examines the pr...
Opinion: How can brands choose the best product names?
A brand name is the cornerstone of its positioning, the hook on which to hang its unique proposition and the definition of the brand’s distinctive tone of voice. It p...
Employer Brand Management Awards sets benchmark for brand communications
Developing and protecting an organisation’s reputation as an employer is important not only with regards to the attraction and retention of employees, but in terms of the company’s overall efficiency, brand value and...
