From the category archives:

Graphic Standards

How to Get Your Logo Right

A couple weeks ago, I wrote up a post entitled What’s Your Logo Really Saying?, in which I discussed the importance of analyzing your logo to be sure it appeals to your target market.  Due to the post’s popularity, this week I’d like to expand on the topic of logos and what really makes a [...]

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Value Your Business: Value Your Brand

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I recently ran across a job description that went something like this:
“[Company Name] seeking full-time Sales Assistant.  Responsibilities include: inside sales customer service, creating spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel, updating company brochures using Microsoft Publisher and Adobe Photoshop and providing clerical support for our team of nine outside sales reps.”
Names have been changed to protect the [...]

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Hiring the Right Fit is Cost Effective

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Sometimes the right choices can be clouded by the illusion of saving money.  When working on something as important as your brand, you should hire a professional that is the right fit rather than the least expensive.  What is the difference?
A branding professional’s job is to communicate and translate YOUR company’s vision into a clear, [...]

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What is a Brand and Why All the Hub-Bub?

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A form of the word “Brand” is everywhere, but do you know what it really means and why it is important to your company? Let’s start by defining some industry terminology so everyone starts on common ground.
LOGO:
A logo is not a brand. A logo is only one element that can be representative of a [...]

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