Author: Colin Finkle
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Where do business names come from? The 7 types of business names.
It helps when naming your business if you know the types of brand names. All of the 300+ million company names fall into one of these categories 7 categories: eponymous, descriptive, acronymic, suggestive, associative, non-English and abstract. We talk about 77 real world examples.
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Choosing Colors for a Brand
More than half (62-90%) of a customers judgement of a brand comes from color. To choose the best colors for a logo or a brand, a graphic designer needs to consider context, competition, culture, contrast, color gamut, and company.
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Lifestyle brand case study: DC Shoes
From community college classroom $100 M in sales; DC Shoes’ grind to become one of the most iconic lifestyle brands. DC Shoes is a brand with deep associations to the skateboarder lifestyle. If you are not aware of DC Shoes, you might assume they just sell shoes, but they have a wide range of apparel…
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Rebranding
Rebranding is changing a brand’s name, logo, or a structural change in the brand identity. Rebranding is corrective; the only reason to rebrand is to solve a problem. A substantially new brand identity allows new opinions to form.
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Ricky Kesler interview
We talk passive income websites with Ricky Kesler from Income School. He is one half of a duo who coaches people trying to change their financial situation on YouTube. Both here and on their channel, Ricky doesn’t hold back. We talk about brand identity, looking spammy, know-like-trust factor, and more.
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Niche brands are better than broad brands.
Niche brands are in a better strategic position for profits and growth. Someone asked me recently: why entrepreneurs and investors were so quick to make meaningless brand with broad appeal? I thought, ‘duh, to make money!’ But then I tought about it some more, and it was a really good question. I know broad brands…
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Peer Influence in Marketing
Peer influence is how the behavior of the people around us impacts our own behavior. When it comes to marketing, purchasing is the behaviour that marketers try to influence, as well as the actual use of the product. Therefore peer influence in marketing is how the behavior of others influences our likelihood to buy and…
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Athleta history & brand profile
Athleta is a brand of women’s activewear. They make clothing that women are comfortable to be active in through both the fit and style of the garments as well as their empowering message: “The Power of She.” Athleta was founded in 1998 in Petaluma, CA. The brand was purchased by Gap for $150 million in…
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Beats By Dre: A Lifestyle Brand Case Study
Jimmy Iovine’s insight about product placement in music videos made Beats by Dre a billion dollar brand. Executive Summary | Abstract | TL;DR Jimmy Iovine realized that music videos were the key to reaching younger music listeners. He founded Beats with Dr. Dre to bring the emotion back to music by bringing back sound quality.…
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What is a Brand Association?
Brand associations are the mental connections between a brand and people, places, things, and emotions. These associations may turn people to or away from your brand. Being mindful and strategic about them will build brand equity efficiently.