How do you convince someone that a brand is relevant when the landscape, which it needs to be relevant in, keeps changing and evolving? The good news is that the core components of relatable brands haven’t changed. Relevant brands today, like 100 years ago, are relatable, practical, and above all else, provide meaning in the lives of their audiences who matter most.

Jenna Isken

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How brands can be relevant in 2030

How do you convince someone that a brand is relevant when the landscape, which it needs to be relevant in, keeps changing and evolving? The good news is that the core components of relatable brands haven’t changed. Relevant brands today, like 100 years ago, are relatable, practical, and above all else, provide meaning in the lives of their audiences who matter most.

Jenna Isken

Wyndham Hotel Group is the world's largest and most diverse hotel business, with a global portfolio of more than 8,400 hotels and approximately 728,200 rooms in 80 countries. In this SMPL Q&A we speak with Lauren Thebault, director of activation; Krista Oraa, associate creative director; Melissa Braun, senior project manager and Nora Bradshaw, brand strategist, about Wyndham’s decision to add the suffix “by Wyndham” to the name of all their hotel brands.

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On Wyndham Hotel Group’s cross-branding initiative

Wyndham Hotel Group is the world's largest and most diverse hotel business, with a global portfolio of more than 8,400 hotels and approximately 728,200 rooms in 80 countries. In this SMPL Q&A we speak with Lauren Thebault, director of activation; Krista Oraa, associate creative director; Melissa Braun, senior project manager and Nora Bradshaw, brand strategist, about Wyndham’s decision to add the suffix “by Wyndham” to the name of all their hotel brands.

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Siegel+Gale designers and practitioners redesign and reimagine a simpler, more human IRS on Tax Day 2016.

Siegel+Gale

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It’s Tax Day, so we redesigned the IRS

Siegel+Gale designers and practitioners redesign and reimagine a simpler, more human IRS on Tax Day 2016.

Siegel+Gale

Over the last year, Siegel+Gale has had the distinct pleasure of working with Flywheel Sports as their strategic branding partner. Now, with the new identity solidified and in-market, we spoke to some of the key stakeholders who worked on the project about the strategy behind the rebrand, the new look and feel of Flywheel, and what's next for the brand.

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Siegel+Gale designers and strategists on the Flywheel rebrand

Over the last year, Siegel+Gale has had the distinct pleasure of working with Flywheel Sports as their strategic branding partner. Now, with the new identity solidified and in-market, we spoke to some of the key stakeholders who worked on the project about the strategy behind the rebrand, the new look and feel of Flywheel, and what's next for the brand.

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Beginning a brand architecture program often results in sighs and groans from our clients. Our advice—keep it simple. To kick-start your process, here are three simple steps.

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A 3 step brand architecture checkup

Beginning a brand architecture program often results in sighs and groans from our clients. Our advice—keep it simple. To kick-start your process, here are three simple steps.

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Howard Belk, co-chief executive and chief creative officer, Siegel+Gale, and Sally Henderson, founder of Pello, discuss how the advertising industry can become more inclusive in the latest of a series of gender diversity interviews conducted by prominent women from across the marketing industries.

Howard Belk

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The Token Man: Siegel+Gale’s Howard Belk on how “one-dimensional teams result in thin ideas”

Howard Belk, co-chief executive and chief creative officer, Siegel+Gale, and Sally Henderson, founder of Pello, discuss how the advertising industry can become more inclusive in the latest of a series of gender diversity interviews conducted by prominent women from across the marketing industries.

Howard Belk

Naming can be a funny thing—especially when left to the public to decide on. Global naming director Christian Turner opines on the rise of "Boaty McBoatface."

Christian Turner

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What we talk about when we talk about Boaty McBoatface

Naming can be a funny thing—especially when left to the public to decide on. Global naming director Christian Turner opines on the rise of "Boaty McBoatface."

Christian Turner

Verbing is seen as the pinnacle in the modern branding world, but if you're picking a name specifically for its "verbability," I say, "Don't!"

Dan Cohen

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Stop obsessing over the verbing of your product names

Verbing is seen as the pinnacle in the modern branding world, but if you're picking a name specifically for its "verbability," I say, "Don't!"

Dan Cohen

The implementation of a new brand is a massively important undertaking, and it can often feel overwhelming to those responsible for managing it.

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Tips for rolling out a new brand

The implementation of a new brand is a massively important undertaking, and it can often feel overwhelming to those responsible for managing it.

Siegel+Gale

Philip Davies challenges the Premier League to step up their rebrand and think deeper about what a logo means to fans and teams alike.

Philip Davies

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Is the new Premier League identity more snore than roar?

Philip Davies challenges the Premier League to step up their rebrand and think deeper about what a logo means to fans and teams alike.

Philip Davies