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by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Concepts | Apr 14, 2021
WHEN I CONTEMPLATE BRANDS, THEIR RECOGNITION, IT’S MOSTLY ABOUT EMOTION AND MEMORY: “I KNOW THAT BRAND, IT’S RED.” OR IT’S BLUE, VERMILION, OR YELLOW. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT’S UNFORGETTABLE. COLOR, OF COURSE, IS A KEY MNEMONIC. Working with a team recently, we were... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Scent | Mar 25, 2011
Scents that celebrate urban experiences: the innovations of Comme des Garçons (and others) in fragrance concoction; there are fumes that might be called poisonous to some, others that live in the interpretation of city scents, industrially composed and material... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Luxury, Retail | Dec 27, 2007
Susan DeChillo | The New York Times I first met Steve Jobs in the 80s. Actually, it was at Stanford. He was there, speaking. And I was there, listening. Afterwards, I went up to introduce myself. And we went from there. I worked on the Macintosh launch and technology... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Luxury | Jun 1, 2010
Ermenegildo Zegna’s Vellus Aureum Luxury strategies and authentic truth. Making things by hand is a disappearing legacy. And even to the concept of the most luxurious, the idea of an object being completely handmade is a vanishing tradition. The concept of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Jan 4, 2022
GIRVIN IDEATOR® NEW BRAND DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION AND NAMING. There are two sides to the issue of a name—one is “hey you, what’s your name?” Or, “my name is…” The other is, “I call your name…And I know your truth, you are mine.” One might say that the ancient strategy... Read More