Trends: Branding
Weekly Recap – May 13, 2016
Instagram is making headlines yet again. This week, it is due to the launch of their new logo and app interface update. While most are responding positively to the new interface as it allows for visua … Read more
6 things learned at Iconosphere 2016.
“Disrupt yourself!” This was CEB Iconoculture’s Research Director Kate Muhl’s battle cry at the 10th annual CEB Iconoculture Iconosphere. The challenge was tossed into her welcome and used liberally t … Read more
Why brands that make you go “hmm” are winning big.
When was the last time a brand made you stop and think? It doesn’t happen often. Brands entertain and affirm, but rarely do they provoke and disrupt. Like Coca-Cola’s “America the Beautiful” ad, the “ … Read more
Weekly Recap – April 29, 2016
Did you know brands have egos? According to the Digiday Brand Summit report, brands not have egos, they also have quite a few challenges when it comes to marketing. Like ROI and budget woes. Man … Read more
Communicating with visuals: The social media edition.
Visuals are a major component of social media marketing. According to HubSpot, visual content is more than 40 times more likely to be shared on social media than other types of content. HubSpot also f … Read more
Communicating with visuals: A branded conversation.
It’s not just consumers who are talking in visuals. Brands are, too. Today, brands are finding more ways to communicate and share their story visually. They’re even inclined as to create their own bra … Read more
Communicating with visuals.
Are you an Image Fluent? Did you use an emoji (or emoticon) today? How about take a picture? Watch TV? See an advertisement? Look at a book, magazine, chart or symbol? Of course you did. … Read more
Does using animation in pharma ads trivialize warnings?
Mr. Mucus is meant to be gross. The snot monster and antihero should make cold sufferers reach for Mucinex. Same goes for the cute, overactive, texting bladder in Myrbetriq’s ad. They’re memorable, bu … Read more
The evolution of the Barbie brand, from then until now.
When I think of Barbie, I think of childhood. In fact, I can actually see myself sitting in my basement amongst the dream house, the convertible, the closet, and of course, the dolls. Hundreds and hun … Read more
How to build brand equity with Facebook Business Pages.
It’s so easy to connect with brands today. To ask questions and to question. Celebrate or lament a purchase. To complain. Most ardently. All thanks to social media, anyone with access to the Internet … Read more