The atmosphere at the Audio Branding Awards 2015 in Berlin was like that of a tribe. A hodgepodge of composers, marketing professionals, entrepreneurs and brand enthusiasts, many of whom carved out the beginnings of t...
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Dreams come true
In designing a new flagship, Hamleys brought imagination to life across nine different experience- led worlds of play. How did organisational and experiential strategy impact the brand? Brittany Golob reports....
The value of a strong brand
Yesterday, in the heart of Dubai, the Middle East Brand Summit explored the region’s passion for, interest in and understanding of brand. Following the summit, the Transform Awards MENA honoured excellence in brand strategy and reb...
#Transform Tuesday: 02 June
Every week, Transform examines recent rebrands and updated visual identities. This week’s picks are below. For more from #TransformTuesday, follow @Transformsays 1. Whatever happened to radical youth? Students from Swedish Linkopin...
Opinion : Where to next for luxury?
Roger Gray, Brash Brands Beginning in 2009, handbag icon Louis Vuitton launched a campaign to connect digitally with customers around the globe, complete with a mobile app to share travel stories – and show off luggage – and a film...
#Transform Tuesday: 26 May
Every week, Transform examines recent rebrands and updated visual identities. This week’s picks are below. For more from #TransformTuesday, follow @Transformsays 1. Kokoro & Moi’s treatment of the Guggenheim Helsinki’s NOW exhi...
Travel social
Hostelworld, the online hostel booking platform loved by budget travellers, has rebranded so that the social aspect of hostel life is now at the forefront of its identity. This is reflected in the new brand proposition, ‘Meet the W...
Embracing globalisation
While feelings of love are universal, an Argentinian person says, “I love you” 24 times a week, while a Japanese person says it less than once a week. Seemingly disparate cultures can provide a real challenge to brand...
Rewind: Concorde
Plagued by pricing concerns and crashes, the Concorde was retired in 2003. Could a new brand positioning or brand strategy have saved the super-fast jet? Sarah Macaul...
The value of heritage
Chivas Regal The Icon, draws on the heritage of Chivas Regal, the world’s first luxury Scotch Whisky brand. The Icon’s concept and design elements were created by Coley Porter Bell, the strategic branding agency who have helped to...