365 Brand Building Brand Philosophy Strategy

365: How Important are “Core Values”?

January 12th, 2011

How do you feel about a company’s “core values”? I went to a conference 1/11/11 and the speakers talked about establishing 3 or 4 “core […]

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365: Do You Believe in Brand Loyalty?

January 13th, 2011

Do you believe in brand loyalty? Yes, but not love at first site. I also believe that brand loyalty gets credit that it doesn’t deserve. […]

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What are some of your favorite brands?

January 14th, 2011

What are some of BlackDog’s  favorite brands? We are a motley crew of conscientious critics with diverse tastes…here are a few that rolled off the […]

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365: Do Charitable Actions Build Brand Equity?

January 15th, 2011

How can a business build brand equity around a charitable activity without appearing to be “doing it just for the publicity”? If the purpose of […]

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365: Redux – Do Charitable Actions Build Brand Equity?

January 16th, 2011

How can a business build brand equity around a charitable activity without appearing to be “doing it just for the publicity”? Another thought on an […]

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365: What’s the point?

January 17th, 2011

What’s the point? We have found that outrageous talent united around a common focus, shared values, and a philosophical sense of purpose, engaged in meaningful […]

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365: What are your favorite magazine brands?

January 18th, 2011

What makes the BlackDog book list…what magazines do you subscribe to, read, or recommend? Rotman Good FastCompany Monocle Communication Arts Wired Orion Magazine Print Magazine […]

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365: What would you like to brand?

January 18th, 2011

What have you been wanting to brand but haven’t gotten a chance to yet? A Public School (likely our next pro bono project). Every kid […]

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365:Does a brand proposal include ongoing support?

January 19th, 2011

When you work with clients do you include in a proposal ongoing “marketing support” or is it more projects based? Every company and project is […]

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Crafting Content out of Fingerprints

January 28th, 2011

“If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it.” Tennessee Williams The hardest part of crafting an authentic brand […]

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