Search results for: love brands
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Retail, Trends | Sep 20, 2009
Go back to the brand | The 60s and finding brand patterning, resonance, reminiscence. Recently, I’ve been going back. I’ve gone back to wearing clothing that ranges back decades for me, yet is still inherently simple and classic: open 100% cotton shirts;... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Marketing 2.0 | Dec 22, 2010
What is the nature of compelling giving? What are the tools to build a brand story that has soul, connectedness and impact to emerging audiences? Dig in. Go deep. Reach far. Finding time, reaching to the giving community in building humanitarian brand and charities... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands | Oct 22, 2008
The heart of the genuine: exploring the concepts of authenticity, history, brands and the place of luxury. I’d open with the meaning — and the combinational character of the idea of truth fullness — and its apparent luxury in telling — are true... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Dec 19, 2024
How Bright the Future? Could a Creative Brief be…Brief? Not really. Brevity isn’t the point, it’s the concision of the document. This is a talk that I was asked to offer at P&G, then later again at Mark Anthony Brands—the beverage group in Vancouver, BC., then... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Storytelling | Dec 21, 2022
INSPIRATIONAL BRAND STRATEGY | EXPLICATING SOUL IN DESIGNING UNFORGETTABLE BRANDS VS THE QUEST FOR BRANDSOUL—DEEPENING BRANDSPIRIT®— EMPOWERING MEMORABLE BRAND STORYTELLING AND VISUALIZATIONS. VS What if the core proposition of a brand—surely not every brand—spoke to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Designers, Retail, Storytelling, Trends | Aug 20, 2015
LEGENDARY CULTURES AND BRANDING: LEGACY BRANDS WITH SOUL Brands with soul, brands that tell authentically-founded stories, true brands that people care about. Are they invented, built, restored, or managed as a legacy? All of these, and more. LEGEND BRANDING: What is... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands, Marketing 2.0, Retail | Jul 12, 2010
The proposition of men, designing men’s stuff is an interesting one — from Filson to designer Axes, from canvas luggage to gear that guys want. What’s the pitch? To the general philosophy that there’s a men’s designer consciousness... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General | Apr 30, 2012
A new office in one of our favorite cities: the love of place | San Francisco, the Bay Area, Silicon Valley: GIRVIN’s new presence in California Building strategic intention, tracking our design heritage, Girvin returns to work in the City by the Bay. S.F. East... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Human brands, Retail | Feb 5, 2010
Attitude, growth, solutions, strategy, design, charisma, trend leadership and responsiveness. Brands that live and brands that die. There’s a curious challenge in the realm of celebrity brand development. Some evolve happily, growing, selling up, selling out and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Storytelling | Sep 14, 2010
Holistic brands: Tabasco and the nature of geographic reference. Brands with a story that are linked to place. I’m looking for True Brands. What I seek is: A story. A person. An offering. Integrity in the making. Care fullness — in the distribution. And a legacy that... Read More
