Posts in Clarity above all
If you don’t have a purpose you don’t have a prayer

Since the dawn of life humans have looked to the skies and wondered why am I here? What is my purpose?  It’s something that all humans and all members of every organization want to know.

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Online Terms and Conditions:  Rusting Suits of Armor?

What would it mean to simplify online terms? Both simplicity and clarity would play a role. A realistically brief agreement with clear intent that quickly conveyed its purpose and covered likely-to-occur circumstances would come close to achieving both.

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Building Powerful Brand Identities

As you begin thinking about your successful brand identity program, consider an inside-out approach to developing the foundation elements of the brand. This is when an internal team sometimes supported by an outside consultant tap into the intellectual firepower of the organization to develop the purpose, position, voice and messaging.

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The Principles Of Brand Simplicity

Simplifying a brand mission presents challenges as well as opportunities. The first step in the three-part journey requires an empathetic approach to one’s business. 

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The Purpose-driven Brand Is Key To 21st-Century Success

Contrary to common practice, penetrating branding programs cannot be built on a flawed “outside-in” research approach in which customers tell the brand what it is doing wrong, but not how to develop a compelling solution. I prefer an...

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