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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Jun 2, 2016
ALL THAT WANDER SHALL BE FOUND The Quest for Metaphor, Personal Symbolism and the Iconography of Journey IN THE WORK ON BRAND, the questing strategist invariably finds that — besides the fundamentals of commerce — there are deeper values to the work: there is a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | May 24, 2016
The cartography of brandfire: the story of highest road, the path of the middle story told, and the cumulus of the multiple tales — the grounding ley-line of the promise — the mission of the everyday. I’d offer a theory of the narrative cloud — the stories that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Apr 26, 2016
BrandStories That Feel Brandstories in the Construct of Emotionality Earlier in our career, I was asked — in the 90s, to present what we thought was the newest context of brand strategy at Building One, downtown Cincinnati, Procter&Gamble. What we thought then was... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Mar 10, 2016
What is wow? Girvin image above: a streetside wow, cast iron, Queen Anne Hill, Seattle. I was writing a proposal and overview for a client. And I used the opening: Wow! That was the first word. I contemplated that, an opening — wow! What is that? I was thinking about... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Jun 12, 2014
Looking at the dark side of brand, their strategies, and their stories. In the work of finding the heart and soul space of a team of entrepreneurs, their creation, a brand and the story of their telling — community and relationships — sometimes a darker... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | May 20, 2011
The cartography of brandfire: the story of highest road, the path of the middle story told, and the cumulus of the multiple tales — the grounding I’d offer a theory of the narrative cloud — the stories that surround the power of an enterprise... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Human brands, Luxury, Retail, Storytelling | Oct 19, 2010
Forging Authentic Brand stories: Examples, Challenges and Directions If telling the truth becomes questioned in a branding proposition, then how to right the equation? With Louis Vuitton (LVMH) as a client, we’ve spent a lot of time studying the brand — in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Jan 28, 2016
I’m looking for paths. The turning — Every thing turns and spins in its order. What? That? I’ve been out, looking at the stars, pondering the turning — and now, the great waves, that roar and roll, persistently. Listening to the water — the turning and churning, waves... Read More
