Brands in the Gilded Age

Brands in the Gilded Age

Lots of brand consultants like to use an exercise where they ask their audience this question: “If your brand was a car, what car would it be?” They use cars because most people have a good understanding of what the different car brands stand for – Jeeps are rugged,...

Is God In The Details?

Take a look at Mazda's logo. Notice anything strange? How about that all the letters are lower case except the D which is upper case (the Z could be either upper or lower case). Is that a good use of designer license or is it lazy typography? Does it matter? How about...

What’s hotter, a Ferrari or a Toyota?

Back in March I wrote about how Toyota did irreparable harm to their brand because they violated the pact they made with their consumer by not delivering on their core competency – durability. If Hyundai and Kia cars are cheaper, we don't mind. If a Toyota is passed...

How to damage your brand – the Toyota way

Toyota did irreparable harm to their brand because they violated the pact they made with their consumer based on their core competency – durability. If Hyundai's and Kia's are cheaper, we don't mind. If your Toyota is passed by a BMW or a Mazda, that's okay too. And...
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