4 Killer facts to fight smoking amongst our teenagers

Why is it that despite the overwhelming and uncontested negative health effects of smoking, we still see ‘cool’ kids in school uniforms ‘light up’ at lunch?

It’s time we learnt some lessons from some of the best brands in the world, and we stopped using deep voiced men telling you about coronary heart disease.

When we’re young and unsure of the world or who we are, doing what your parents, teachers, government and society tell you not to is highly tempting. This is what makes taking the fight to smoking amongst our kids a tricky battle.

It is important kids learn the facts about smoking, just as they… ...read more

April 2nd 2012 | Tags: perception, target audience 1 likesLike

My tip for 2012 is confidence!

My goal this year is to not listen to the naysayers and doomsdayers. I'm concerned that hearing this and thinking about it a lot will negatively impact my ability to make the decisions required to build inspiring brands.

I understand how hearing doom and gloom on the finance report morning and night, might make you feel scared and drive you to activate your disaster survival plan (ultra conservative decision making, mixed in with a large dose of budget cutting within the 'innovation department', not to mention holding your hands over your eyes). It is after all, human nature to be risk adverse at times of uncertainty, Seth Godin calls it listening to our lizard brain, I call it the fastest… ...read more

January 24th 2012 | Tags: confidence 6 likesLike

Enough already, time for a break!

The weather is warm, people are lining up for fresh seafood, ties are coming off and board shorts are coming out, it must be Christmas!

Thank you to those who have visited Branding is throughout the year as I have stumbled through learning what to do with this plot on the web. Next year I’ll be ramping it up a little, providing resources that will assist brand owners and managers.

I wish you a safe and happy Christmas holiday season. Recharge those batteries and start setting your goals to make 2012 a prosperous and enjoyable year!

Cheers, Ben

December 22nd 2011 | Tags: 4 likesLike

The colour of India

India provides us branding lessons.

Having just returned from India I’ve been wrestling about what to write. I wanted to show India for all its wonderful chaos, beauty and confronting persona and draw some branding lessons from this. I could have written about cultural identity, and how New Delhi is tattooed with cultural expression including temples, monuments and unique cultural enclaves. I could have written about tolerance and harmony of different groups. I could have discussed why such an exhibition of power and control persists from the time you… ...read more

November 19th 2011 | Tags: positioning, 6 likesLike

Branding is: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, a visionary innovator and in my mind, one of the world’s greatest brands, has passed away, but he has left us so much!

Many things will be said for how Steve Jobs has changed our lives through his beautifully designed, intuitive products and devices. We have all experienced the profound brilliance of his work through Apple and Pixar.

For me, Steve’s greatest contribution to the world, was his drive to deliver the best user experience possible. Steve understood that people love beautiful things that make their life easier and make them feel good.

Steve Jobs came to represent the future, a window into what… ...read more

October 6th 2011 | Tags: innovation, apple 4 likesLike

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