Brand Aids
The always-slippery topic of branding becomes more so on the Web, where "brand" bloggers typically spill the most ink on, well, blogging. We found three that offer on-target insights.
From: Issue 97 | August 2005 | Page 28 | By: Jena McGregor
BLOG: BrandShift
WHO WRITES IT: Four branding gurus: Andy Lark, Johnnie
Moore, Jennifer Rice, and John Winsor
WHY YOU SHOULD READ IT: While their individual blogs
often wander off-topic, BrandShift's authors stick to their knitting at
this site. There's a healthy debate on defining the concept of branding
and an account of the dead-on brand experience of calling the receptionist
("You've got it, bro") at Patagonia's headquarters.
BLOG: BrandNoise
WHO WRITES IT: Brand planners and researchers at scenarioDNA
in New York
WHY YOU SHOULD READ IT: Mostly a roundup of stories on
hip brands, scenario's blog collects insightful news without pitching
its services. It offers surprising takes on current buzz concepts -- such
as applying the notion of "brand hijacking" to the downtown
New York music club CBGB, once country, now punk.
BLOG: Naming
and Branding Blog
WHO WRITES IT: The folks behind Igor, a San Francisco
branding consultancy
WHY YOU SHOULD READ IT: The best stuff comes from Snark
Hunting. Its authors riff on Gap Inc.'s new Forth & Towne store
concept for middle-aged women, noting that it uses an ampersand rather
than risk the acronym FAT.
Read more about brand blogs -- and nominate your favorite blogs of any sort -- at www.fastcompany.com/keyword/bestblogs.
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