Search results for: brand storytelling
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, General, Human brands, Marketing 2.0, Places, Retail, Storytelling, Trends | Mar 31, 2012
Howard Schultz: The spin of the human brand, foundations and visioning, too far flung? Starbucks | Store one The spirit of the impassioned leader or founder speaks from the heart, which can drive everything, top down. Spirit sparks spin — which isn’t just... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Feb 28, 2011
The spirit of the cowboy, evinced in brand identity. The notion of identity speaks to a holistic rendition of story — graphically drawn: sensately experienced. Brand identity is the nature of defining visually — as a start — then fully unfolding the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Retail | Mar 21, 2010
Apple and the i: iPad and the brand concept of prefix brand nomenclature conceptions What’s behind the i? As an Apple evangelist — a missionary, perhaps — (a student) for me it’s been about the exploration of brand legacy. I go back with Apple,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Designers, Storytelling | Jan 30, 2010
A series on Human Brand | defining the inextricable link between people, founding vision and the brands that they produce. I’ve swung in and out of Vogue, with minimal amounts of work to do — precisely from a professional standpoint — with the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Apr 4, 2009
When presumptions of documentary hold, truth be told? All the world’s a stage, so inferred — As you like it. And, to that, we are all mere actors, exiting, staging, right, left? And finally, off the stage? Advertising, by its very positioning, is,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Human brands | Sep 8, 2023
In case you’ve missed it, check out “talking about you” from last week’s entry. This blog is built out of one of a series of talks I’ve given on equating brand, enterprise strategy and human-based characteristics. It’s a pretty simple premise. Brands are made by... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People | Feb 3, 2011
Card from Frances May, photo by Girvin What about goodness? Brand, story, soul, humanity, beauty. Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing. [“As You Like It”] I was speaking with a client about the nature of goodness, in the truth of the brand... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, General, Marketing 2.0, Trends | Apr 14, 2008
Some notes on the spiritual branding of the principles of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama — and what that means for business, brand development and human capital in culture. Firms of Endearment. I’ve spent the last couple of days walking around the edge of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Scent | Feb 16, 2010
Paramount Studios Are you telling the truth – do you smell right? The smell and taste of things remain poised a long time . . . and bear unfaltering, in the tiny and almost impalpable drop of their essence, the vast structure of recollection. (Proust, 1913/1928,... Read More
