by Jeff Slater | Feb 18, 2021 | Branding Issues
Rebranding is one of the most common topics I hear from businesses struggling with their brand. I like to start with an audit to understand both internal and external perceptions of the brand. This quick research gives me a baseline to understand challenges and...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 14, 2020 | Branding Issues
Brand archetypes are rooted in the work of Carl Jung, the nineteenth-century Swiss psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. He understood that an archetype is universal and is derived from the collective unconscious and are the psychic...
by Jeff Slater | May 5, 2020 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice
Creating a sharp positioning statement for a brand reminds me of the story of the proverbial woodsmen who proclaims if he had an hour to cut down a tree, he would spend 50 minutes sharpening his blade, and 10 minutes cutting down the tree. First of all, a sharp...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 13, 2019 | Branding Issues
I’m working on some branding projects with clients so I thought I’d put together an easy to follow list if you want to screw up creating a brand. Whether you are starting from scratch or replacing a tired, out-of-date image, branding work requires clear thinking to...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 14, 2019 | Branding Issues, Interesting Brands
This past week I participated in a client workshop where, along with a partner communications agency, McGuffin, we held a brand archetype exercise. The purpose was to help the client rebrand as they start to think about the image they want to project as we redesign...
