the brand gap
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This is an excellent presentation by Marty Neumeier or Neutron LLC. Simple and to the point, it shows how strategic marketing and alternative thinking can coexist to help build successful brands.TRANSCRIPT
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HOW TO BRIDGE
THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN
BUSINESS STRATEGY
AND DESIGN
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A VISUAL PRESENTATION BY MARTY NEUMEIER
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Copyright © 2003 Neutron LLC. For educational use only. No part of this presentation may
be published, sold, or otherwise used for profit without the written permission of the author.
Produced by NEUTRON LLC
in partnership with NEW RIDERS PUBLISHING
and THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS
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A modern definition of brand
The five disciplines of brand-building
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
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READY?
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LET’S START BY DISPELLING SOME MYTHS.
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FIRSTA brand is not a logo.
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SECONDA brand is not an identity.
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FINALLYA brand is not a product.
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So what exactly is a brand?
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A BRAND IS A PERSON’S
GUT FEELING ABOUT
A PRODUCT, SERVICE,
OR ORGANIZATION.
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In other words…
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IT’S NOT WHAT YOU SAY IT IS.
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IT’S WHAT THEY SAY IT IS.
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WHY IS BRANDING SO HOT?
People have too many choices and too little time
Most offerings have similar quality and features
We tend to base our buying choices on trust
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THERE ARE 1,349 CAMERAS ON THE MARKET.
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH ONE TO BUY?
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TRUST
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$Does a brand have a dollar value?
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AND HOW.
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5 ways to measure brand value:
PRICE PREMIUM
CUSTOMER PREFERENCE
REPLACEMENT COST
STOCK PRICE
FUTURE EARNINGS
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BRAND
NAME
COCA-COLA
MICROSOFT
IBM
FORD
MERCEDES
HONDA
BMW
KODAK
GAP
NIKE
PEPSI
XEROX
APPLE
STARBUCKS
THIS SELECTION FROM INTERBRAND’S TOP 100 LIST
SHOWS WHY BRANDS ARE WORTH PROTECTING:
2001
BRAND VALUE
($MM)
68,945
65,068
52,752
30,092
21,728
14,638
13,858
10,801
8,746
7,589
6,214
6,019
5,464
1,757
% CHANGE
BRAND VS.
PREVIOUS YEAR
-5%
-7%
-1%
-17%
+3%
-4%
+7%
-9%
-6%
-5%
-6%
-38%
-17%
+32%
BRAND VALUE
AS % OF
MARKET CAP
61%
17%
27%
66%
48%
33%
62%
82%
35%
66%
9%
93%
66%
21%
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COKE’S MARKET CAP,
INCLUDING BRAND VALUE:
$120 BILLION
COKE’S MARKET CAP,
NOT INCLUDING BRAND VALUE:
$50 BILLION
WITHOUT THE BRAND,
COKE’S GLASS WOULD
BE HALF EMPTY.
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The main purpose of branding is to getmore people to buy more stuff for more years at a higher price.
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S= Bb
BUCK
SUCCESS
BANG
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Business
Brand
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PREDICTION
BRAND WILL BECOME THE MOST POWERFUL
STRATEGIC TOOL SINCE THE SPREADSHEET.
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PROBLEM
In most companies, STRATEGY
is separated from CREATIVITY by a wide gap.
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STRATEGIC THINKERS
Analytical
Logical
Linear
Numerical
Verbal
CREATIVE THINKERS
Intuitive
Emotional
Spatial
Visual
Physical
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DOES THE LEFT BRAIN KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT BRAIN IS DOING?
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When both sides work together,
you can build a charismatic brand.
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A CHARISMATIC BRAND is any product,service, or organization for whichpeople believe there’s no substitute.
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QUIZ:
Which of these brands are charismatic?
HITACHI
HOME DEPOT
IKEA
KMART
KRISPY KREME
LEVI’S
LONGS DRUGS
MACY’S
MINI COOPER
NEWSWEEK
NISSAN
NORDSTROM
OXO GOODGRIPS
PEPSI-COLA
PRELL
RCA
REEBOK
RUBBERMAID
SAFEWAY
SAMSUNG
SEARS
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
UNITED ARTISTS
VIRGIN
AMAZON
APPLE
BURGER KING
COLDWATER CREEK
DASANI
DISNEY
DK BOOKS
EVEREADY
FORD
GENERAL ELECTRIC
HANES
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QUIZ:
Which of these brands are charismatic?
HITACHI
HOME DEPOT
IKEA
KMART
KRISPY KREME
LEVI’S
LONGS DRUGS
MACY’S
MINI COOPER
NEWSWEEK
NISSAN
NORDSTROM
OXO GOODGRIPS
PEPSI-COLA
PRELL
RCA
REEBOK
RUBBERMAID
SAFEWAY
SAMSUNG
SEARS
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
UNITED ARTISTS
VIRGIN
AMAZON
APPLE
BURGER KING
COLDWATER CREEK
DASANI
DISNEY
DK BOOKS
EVEREADY
FORD
GENERAL ELECTRIC
HANES
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Any brand can be charismatic.
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EVENYOURS.
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But first,
you have to master the FIVE DISCIPLINES OF BRAND-BUILDING.
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DISCIPLINE 1: DIFFERENTIATE
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WE’RE HARDWIRED TO NOTICE ONLY WHAT’S DIFFERENT.
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SOLUTION:
BE DIFFERENT.
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Marketing today is about creating tribes.
FEATURES
“What it is”BENEFITS
“What it does”EXPERIENCE
“What you feel”IDENTIFICATION
“Who you are”
1900 1925 1950 2000
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COOKING WILLIAMS-SONOMA
People join different tribes for different activities.
SPORTS NIKE
DRIVING VOLKSWAGEN
TRAVEL ORBITZ
READING AMAZON
BANKING CITIBANK
COMPUTING DELL
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ON SUNDAYS THEY WORSHIP HARLEY,
GOD OF THE OPEN ROAD.
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The three most important words in differentiating your brand:
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FOCUS1
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FOCUS2
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FOCUS3
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IS THIS HOW YOUR CUSTOMERS SEE YOU?
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THE FOCUS TEST:
Who are you?
What do you do?
Why does it matter?
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Unless you have compelling answers to these questions,
you need more focus.
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The most common reason for loss of focusis ILL-CONSIDERED BRAND EXTENSIONS.
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FOCUSED PORSCHE = SPORTS CARS
EXAMPLE:
UNFOCUSED PORSCHE = SPORTS CARS + SUVS
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THE GOOD GRIPS BRAND HAS GROWN STRONGER WITH EVERY BRAND EXTENSION.
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DISCIPLINE 2: COLLABORATE
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LIKE BUILDING
A CATHEDRAL,
BUILDING A BRAND
IS A COLLABORATIVE
PROJECT.
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It takes a villageto build a brand.
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THERE ARE THREE BASIC MODELS
FOR ORGANIZING BRAND COLLABORATION:
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C O M PA N Y
I D E N T I T Y
PA C K A G I N G
P R O M O T I O N S
A N N U A L
R E P O R T S
P R O D U C T
D E S I G N
P U B L I C
R E L AT I O N S
R E S E A R C H
P U B L I C AT I O N S
A D V E R T I S I N G
W E B
D E S I G N
B R A N D
ST R AT E GY
N A M I N G
E V E N T S
E X H I B I T S
C R E AT I V E
S E R V I C E S
S U P P L I E R S
D I R E C T
R E S P O N S E
P O P
D I S P L A Y S
The ONE-STOP SHOP
contains the resources
to develop and
steward the brand.
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Easy to manage
Promise of consistency
Little choice of teams
Little ownership of brand
ONE-STOP SHOP SCORECARD
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I D E N T I T Y
PA C K A G I N G
P R O M O T I O N S
A N N U A L
R E P O R T S
P R O D U C T
D E S I G N
P U B L I C
R E L AT I O N S
R E S E A R C H
P U B L I C AT I O N S
A D V E R T I S I N G
W E B
D E S I G N
B R A N DS T R AT E G Y
N A M I N G
E V E N T S
E X H I B I T S
C R E AT I V E
S E R V I C E S
S U P P L I E R S
D I R E C TR E S P O N S E
P O P
D I S P L A Y S
B R A N D A G E N C Y
The BRAND AGENCY
hires best-of-breed
firms to help develop
and steward the brand.
C O M PA N Y
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Choice of teams
Promise of consistency
Little ownership of brand
BRAND AGENCY SCORECARD
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The INTEGRATED MARKETING TEAM
is managed internally with opencollaboration amongbest-of-breed specialists.
I D E N T I T Y
PA C K A G I N G
P R O M O T I O N S
A N N U A L
R E P O R T S
P R O D U C T
D E S I G N
P U B L I C
R E L AT I O N S
R E S E A R C H
P U B L I C AT I O N S
A D V E R T I S I N G
W E B
D E S I G N
B R A N DS T R AT E G Y
N A M I N G
E V E N T S
E X H I B I T S
C R E AT I V E
S E R V I C E S
S U P P L I E R S
D I R E C T
R E S P O N S E
P O P
D I S P L A Y S
C O M PA N Y
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Choice of teams
Promise of consistency
Ownership of brand
Difficult to manage
INTEGRATED MARKETING TEAM SCORECARD
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IN REALITY, COLLABORATIVE
NETWORKS AREN’T THAT SIMPLE.
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that’s OK.and
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Collaborative networks are not new.
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A successful model has existed for years.
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Like building a cathedral,making a movie takeshundreds of collaborators.
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JOEL DARTMOUTHKELLY MARINTREVOR CARMICHAELJOHN T. LANDONSHARON BONDLYPAUL DERAINJACQUES SOUVERAINMICHAEL BRANDSTEVEN GOLDSTEINTRENT LOCKARTJACKSON BARNESJOSEPH AKIO TERENCE BRADLEYMO DERENIROBERT UNDERHILLKEN SILVERHILARY PROPRIATOMICHAEL O. KELLHECTOR ABONDASNORMAN BRIERSTACY BRECKSTEINJOE KALEYBRIAN BELSENABRAHAM LENDERT. T. MCBRIDEVAN DERICKEJOHN R. CARLSONVICTOR AMOSSEAN O' KENNAJEFFREY ROCKENDARREL TOM
Carlos GEOFF WRIGHTMARK CONTADINASUE SKENNIANCHARLIE MARQUETTEVICTOR BANERASF. C. CAMERON TELLIE PANOPOULISMARTIN AIRESSTEFAN C. KAISERBILL MOORE
Smoocher BoyAgent Sims
Agent TownsendAgent Kruzic
DijonJean-Michel
KeynesCorelli
JohnstonBillie
Guards
LibrarianField Officer
Bus DriverNight GuardMeter Maid
First DetectiveSecond Detective
Beat CopParking Cop
Helicopter PilotFirst Old Man
Second Old ManTax Collector
Stunt CoordinatorAssistant Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Doubles
MarianaAjax
Sgt. SantosCarter
Smoocher BoyAgent Sims
Agent TownsendDijon
Stunts
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TONY BEAUJOLAISIVAN DEVERSONJOE EVANSJULIA HARRISONKENNETH KITTRIDGETED MARSTENBOB OSBORNERAY TELSONCAB UPTONPETER YOUNGROBERT G. RUNYAN
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FRANCIE MASCAREN THOMASONMIGUEL TRASEROFRANCES CHUPEDRO BOGANILLONUALA CORIANTRACY COLLISTONSERGIO MOLOBENJAMIN HIRASUNASTEPHANIE RANDGERI DEMONDESTELLAN GRETZKEMADELINE BARRLANCE DUNSTABLEMARCO DIPAOLODEN MCENERYLISA BARHAMDRU LEE MANNINGCARRIE DUNEMARIE BELLEAUPAUL POLITOROCK HANDLERGORDON ALBRIGHTCRIS MORTENBARRIE M. HORSTJACOB TREIBHORACE STEINTHOM CARRABINEART KELLEHERLUCIANO PROPRIODAVID BELLZUZU MANHEIMKAREN CAROLUSJ. D. WHEATLYWILLIAM TREVANTSTU JEFFERSONJOSH KNIPPLECOLIN FARRINGDONPETER STANISLOVKIT GOINESBENNIE JAMESONRICK DEMISSTANLEY FREYG. G. NEWMANDAVID WEINBERGRICKY MONROEWILLI STRASBURGSTAN BENTONCHARLES CRIVORNNORM LOFGRENVIC DOLANGIORGIO VIVATOTEL STEPHENOPOLISTRINI GONZALEZMARCI STEINBELINDA MCNAIRCARI DUNNMICHELLE TONASROBERTO BELLINITRICIA RARIO
Manners and Modes SupervisorStoryboard Artists
Art Department ResearcherArt Department Coordinator
Conceptual DesignerGraphics
IllustratorSet Designers
Set Decorators
Script SupervisorCamera Operator
Steadycam Operator1st Assistant Camera
2nd Assistant CameraStill Photographer
Sound RecordistBoom Operators
Video Operator
Property Master
Action Vehicle CoordinatorsGaffer
Best BoyRigged Gaffers
Props
Key GripHead Grip
Dolly Grips
Rigging GripMake-up Artists
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TIM CURRIEDONALD VERESDAVID HUSSEINBRIDGET QUESTEDFRANCESCA ROTIGREG STONEWILL SUTTONINGE JOHANSSONDREW CRAINURSULA BIERSCH
JARED BAGMANKAROL CONSTRANDY HARDWICKMAL GERICKECASS MONAHANPATRICE ARNEMPEDRO CARILLOSANDY PRIESTLYJOHN LANGORFBRENDA CALEMARK THOMASKYLE M. SULLIVANPATRICK MAHONEYSTAV PROMIDESMARGRIET BILLTANIA SHAUBBENNET JURIANCHUCK TRALIKPENNY GARCIAGRAYSON TRUESLIM DELGADOBATOUTAHELL, INCPACIFIC DREAMS, LLCARTISTIC RECORDS, INC.JAY FLAMMER
Dig Composite Supv
Digital Compositors
Background Artists
CGI Lead Animators
CGI Animators
VFX SupervisorProgrammer
System AdminProduction Admin
Production AideProducer
Scene GraphicsCGI Artist Coord
CGI Designer
Compositors
I/O SupervisorAssorted Visual Effects
Color TonerNegative Cutter
Titles Designed byOpticals by
Soundtrack Album onMicroscopic Cinematography by
CGI Artists
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`The Producers Wish to Thank the FollowingNASA
CITY OF NEW YORKTHE MARITIME CENTER OF SYDNEY
LOS ANGELES POLICE THE CITY OF BEND, OREGON
SULTAN OF BRUNEI
Filmed on Location inCAPE KENNEDYNEW YORK CITY
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIALOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
BEND, OREGON
Filmed with OMNIVISON Cameras and LensesColor by COLORLAB, INC.
Prints by VISTACHROME
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IN THE 1990s,
CREATIVE COLLABORATION SPREAD TO BRAND-BUILDING.
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EXAMPLE:
The Netscape brand was builton the Hollywood model.
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Wide experience
leads to deep insights.
MYTH:
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Deep insights come from deep experience.
FACT:
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WHY?
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Because
MAGIC.
the mathematics of collaboration is nothing less than
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DISCIPLINE 3: INNOVATE
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not strategy—is where the rubber meets the road.
Execution—
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CREATIVITY IS WHAT GIVES BRANDS THEIR TRACTION IN THE MARKETPLACE.
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Why do companies have so much trouble with creativity?
Because creativity is right-brained,
and strategy is left-brained.
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STRATEGIC THINKING
A B C D
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CREATIVE THINKING
V
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THE REASON THE BEATLES WERE WILDLY SUCCESSFUL
IS BECAUSE “THEY NEVER DID THE SAME THING ONCE.”
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QUESTION:
How do you know when an idea is innovative?
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WHEN IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF EVERYBODY.
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TOO PREDICTABLE = NO SURPRISE
NO SURPRISE = NOTHING NEW
NOTHING NEW = NO VALUE
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the brand needs a stand-out name.
To begin with,
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The seven criteria of a stand-out name:
DISTINCTIVENESS
BREVITY
APPROPRIATENESS
EASY SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION
LIKABILITY
EXTENDABILITY
PROTECTABILITY
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A GREAT NAME deserves GREAT GRAPHICS.
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NEWSFLASH!
LOGOS ARE DEAD. LONG LIVE ICONS AND AVATARS!
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An ICON is a name and visual symbolthat suggests a market position.
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EXAMPLE:
CBS. The network for “eye-popping” television.
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An AVATAR is a brand icon thatcan move, change, and operatefreely in various media.
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EXAMPLE:
CINGULAR: The “self-expression” cellular service.
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For products that sell at retail,
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The hardest-working packages follow
a natural reading sequence.
Notices the package
Asks “What is it?”
Wonders “Why should I care?”
Wants to be persuaded
Needs proof
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THE SHOPPER:
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By presenting informationto match this sequence,a package can sell theproduct more effectively.
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If you communicate with your customers ONLINE, your website needs to followa SIMILAR reading sequence, one that supplies users with ONLY the information they need, instead of trying to squeeze EVERYTHING onto the home pageLIKE THIS and making your users do ALL the work, which will undoubtedly cause them to LEAVE, when all you really have to do is ask yourself this SIMPLE QUESTION: NEUTRONLLC.COM
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fatDoes our website look
in this dress?
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Too many websites are bloated with irrelevant information.
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WHY?
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1 TURFISMO(Every department wants to be on the home page)
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2 FEATURITIS(Inexperienced communicators believe more is better)
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TECHNOPHOBIA(Experienced communicators resist new media)
3
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QUIZ:Which of these sites looks easier to use?
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DISCIPLINE 4: VALIDATE
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VALIDATION means bringing theaudience into the creative process.
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THE OLD COMMUNICATION MODEL WAS A MONOLOGUE.
SENDER MESSAGE RECEIVERS E N D E R M E S S A G E R E C E I V E R
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SENDER MESSAGE RECEIVERS E N D E R M E S S A G E R E C E I V E R
THE NEW COMMUNICATION MODEL IS A DIALOGUE.
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QUESTION:
How can you test your most creative ideasBEFORE they get to market?
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HINT:
Not with largequantitative studiesor focus groups.
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QUANTITATIVE STUDIES BURY THE PROBLEM IN HEAPS OF UNHELPFUL DATA.
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FOCUS GROUPS WERE INVENTED TO FOCUS
THE RESEARCH, NOT BE THE RESEARCH.
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QUICK, CHEAP,
DIRTY.AND
THE BEST TESTS ARE
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Better a rough answer to the right question
than a detailed answer to the wrong question.
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If the names and graphics of two trademarks are
better when swapped, then neither is optimal.
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EXISTING TRADEMARKS
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WITH NAMES SWAPPED
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CHEAP-QUICK-DIRTY TEST 2:
The HAND TEST is a proof for a distinctive voice.
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If you can’t tell who’s talking when the trademark
is covered, then the brand’s voice is not distinctive.
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CHEAP-QUICK-DIRTY TEST 3:
The FIELD TEST is a proof for any concept
that can be prototyped.
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If your audience can’t verbalize your concept,
you’ve failed to communicate it.
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SHOPPERS CHARACTERIZED
THE PACKAGE CONCEPT
ON THE MIDDLE-RIGHT SHELF
AS “A FASTER PENCIL.”
BINGO.
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Field tests measure five things:
DISTINCTIVENESS
RELEVANCE
MEMORABILITY
EXTENDABILITY
DEPTH OF MEANING
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TESTING MIGHT HAVE SAVED SOME OF THESE COMPANIES FROM THE GREAT SWOOSH EPIDEMIC.
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HAS THE GLOBE BECOME THE NEW SWOOSH?
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DISCIPLINE 5: CULTIVATE
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Business is a process, not an entity.
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A living brand is a pattern of behavior,
not a stylistic veneer.
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Brands are like people.
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C. D. E.
IF PEOPLE CAN CHANGE THEIR CLOTHES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR CHARACTERS…
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WHY CAN’T BRANDS?
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IF A BRAND LOOKS LIKE A DUCK AND SWIMS
LIKE A DOG, PEOPLE WILL DISTRUST IT.
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So let’s say you’ve
DIFFERENTIATED,
COLLABORATED,
INNOVATED,AND VALIDATED.
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YOU’VE ADDED THE LEFT BRAIN TO THE RIGHT BRAIN.
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YOU’VE USED TESTING TO BANISH THE FEAR OF STUPID.
+ +
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Your brand is now NUMBER ONE in its category.
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What’s your next move?
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PASS OUT THE COMPASSES.
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What’s a compass?
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A continuing brand education program.
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The more
D I S T R I B U T E D
the stronger its management needs to be.
a brand becomes,
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What your company needs is a CBO,
or CHIEF BRANDING OFFICER.
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THE CBO FORMS A HUMAN BRIDGE BETWEEN LOGIC AND MAGIC, STRATEGY AND DESIGN.
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BY MASTERING THE FIVE DISCIPLINES OF BRANDING, THE COMPANY CREATES A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE.
V A L I D AT I O N
C U L T I V AT I O N D I F F E R E N T I AT I O N
I N N O V AT I O N
C O L L A B O R AT I O N
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WITH EVERY TURN AROUND THE CIRCLE, THE VALUE OF THE BRAND SPIRALS HIGHER.
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YOU BUILD
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A sustainable competitive advantage.
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Marty Neumeier is president of a San Francisco-basedbrand consultancy, Neutron LLC. Neutron supplies the “glue”
that holds brands together: brand education programs, seminars,workshops, creative audits, process planning, and more.
Visit www.neutronllc.com.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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