Search results for: human brands
by Tim Girvin | General | Feb 9, 2009
The touch, in place: silverlight Pearl. Bellevue. I’ve been contemplating place. And what happens in the making of place. And what happens to humans, in experience, in place. To epitomize that exploration, that meditation, what would be the best modeling? A... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Jan 7, 2014
It would be better if it was true In the soul-searching of positioning and the right angle of brand, to story, cult and culture and truth in the telling, the woven fabric of brand experience and the personality of that narrative will be far better if the foundations... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM | Mar 20, 2019
THE PERSONALIZATION OF BRANDS, THEIR ASSETS AND PRESENCE. HOW DO YOU PRESENT? HOW DO YOU SHOW UP? HOW ARE YOU PRESENT? Has anyone ever spoken to you about showing up? That is—when you show up, what happens? How do you present? In a manner, it all comes down to that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Places | Jul 6, 2010
Home: the house where the heart is. Speaking of the idea of branding, and the heart of the matter, the idea of exploring the nature of spirit in place couldn’t be more intimate than a place that people call their home — a house, a place of holding and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Human brands | May 13, 2012
Daphne, the human brand, is she a Mother, too? Answer would be yes. Happy Mother’s Day, Daphne. Image above, below — of Daphne. from DarkBlues. Might be, that the mission, the promise of Daphne is about celebrating design and creativity [which is really... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands, Storytelling | Mar 22, 2010
Exploring brand, story, authenticity and truth in cause-related marketing Every humanitarian cause reaches from the beginning, the heart of the person, in dreaming that dream, that change, that new dimension in experience that could change the world. It starts with... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Apr 22, 2013
The Search for Beauty — the Beauty of You, The Brand of You, and Others. In the quest for the truth of brands, the soul and heart of their storytelling — invariably, appropriately, there are humans involved. People make brands — mostly for other... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Human brands, Retail | Mar 9, 2011
THE INTEGRATION OF LAUNCH | HOLISTIC AND INTEGRATED STRATEGIES FOR BRAND RENEWAL I missed Howard Schultz, down at the market, ringing in the bell for the NYStock Exchange at Store one, Starbucks, the Pike Place Market — 6.30am, 3.8.2011, the ringing intonation... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Cool People, Human brands, Storytelling | Jul 19, 2010
What is the myth, brand storytelling: the legend, the narrative that lies in the heart of the brand proposition? Karl Lagerfeld by Karl Lagerfeld (by Girvin) I was talking to a client about the concept of legendary culture and it set me thinking to the concept of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Human brands | Aug 14, 2012
The last days of the Olympics | London 2012 The gift of the games, “the Soul of the Olympics.” When you think about it, hasn’t the Olympics, London 2012 been about the unbridled power, the spirit of the people who came: phenomenal? From small story... Read More
