In SMPL Q+A, we interview Siegel+Gale practitioners on all things relevant to branding. Here, we speak with our West Coast team about our rebranding work for the global business and cloud consultancy SADA.

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SADA: Using technology to create meaningful change

In SMPL Q+A, we interview Siegel+Gale practitioners on all things relevant to branding. Here, we speak with our West Coast team about our rebranding work for the global business and cloud consultancy SADA.

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Five principles that will spell success for any M&A-related brand exercise, helping brand managers to design processes and outcomes that mobilize employees and customers alike...

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Matt Egan: Brand building for the coming wave of corporate M&A

Five principles that will spell success for any M&A-related brand exercise, helping brand managers to design processes and outcomes that mobilize employees and customers alike...

The economic meltdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will have severe secular repercussions in the US, Europe and around the world...

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Lisa Kane: An open letter to a CEO – Considerations for rebranding

The economic meltdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will have severe secular repercussions in the US, Europe and around the world...

Whether it’s for a rebrand or a new brand, product or service, your company’s name(s) play a vital role in your brand experience. If you’ve been a brand marketer long enough, you will come to recognize and be asked to name to trends. The key problem with this ask is that trends disappear, and what you’re left with is a neon sign of a forgotten time.

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The myth of the “short name”

Whether it’s for a rebrand or a new brand, product or service, your company’s name(s) play a vital role in your brand experience. If you’ve been a brand marketer long enough, you will come to recognize and be asked to name to trends. The key problem with this ask is that trends disappear, and what you’re left with is a neon sign of a forgotten time.

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Branding firms are popularly thought of as creating brands. The truth is, we spend a good deal of our time rationalizing them. We call this disciplinebrand architecture.As the term implies, brand architecture defines the structure of brands within a portfolio, and so it is closely related to portfolio strategy...

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Brand Architecture – Streamline. Simplify. Amplify.

Branding firms are popularly thought of as creating brands. The truth is, we spend a good deal of our time rationalizing them. We call this disciplinebrand architecture.As the term implies, brand architecture defines the structure of brands within a portfolio, and so it is closely related to portfolio strategy...

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In August 2020, The Global Action Plan cited polling results suggesting that the UK public wants to see government encourage car manufacturers to produce more Electric Vehicles (EVs). It would stand to reason that given the focus on their children, parents would be eager to invest in a form of transport that ensures the safety of future generations. But how do parents feel about the prospect of switching to EVs and abandoning their trusty family SUVs?

James Moretti

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What is freedom? SUVs versus EVs

In August 2020, The Global Action Plan cited polling results suggesting that the UK public wants to see government encourage car manufacturers to produce more Electric Vehicles (EVs). It would stand to reason that given the focus on their children, parents would be eager to invest in a form of transport that ensures the safety of future generations. But how do parents feel about the prospect of switching to EVs and abandoning their trusty family SUVs?

James Moretti

COVID-19 and disease names like it lack clarity, which leads to their inconsistent use in communications. What can we do from a naming perspective to prevent confusion around the next virus that goes global?

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How to name future global diseases

COVID-19 and disease names like it lack clarity, which leads to their inconsistent use in communications. What can we do from a naming perspective to prevent confusion around the next virus that goes global?

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This article originally appeared in B2B Marketing. For too long, companies have struggled to place a dollar value on their brands. A new methodology for ascertaining brand value is required—and … Continued

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The future of branding: A better way to assess brand ROI

This article originally appeared in B2B Marketing. For too long, companies have struggled to place a dollar value on their brands. A new methodology for ascertaining brand value is required—and … Continued

Brian Rafferty

There’s no shortage of lessons communicators can extract from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, but one really stands out. Simple communication wins the days. The underlying principles that guide effective communications in times of great urgency apply in more ordinary times as well.

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Simple communications are crucial now—and always

There’s no shortage of lessons communicators can extract from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, but one really stands out. Simple communication wins the days. The underlying principles that guide effective communications in times of great urgency apply in more ordinary times as well.

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Whether your business model is shifting, you’re undergoing a merger or acquisition or you’re trying to reach a new audience, chances are your company will need to revisit its brand. When CEOs contemplate a considerable challenge such as a rebrand, they tend to focus on the exhilarating first half of the marathon — a new name to signal change or an impressive new visual identity. But it’s the second half of the race that is the most critical and requires as much — if not more — attention.

Lisa Kane

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An open letter to a CEO: Considerations for rebranding

Whether your business model is shifting, you’re undergoing a merger or acquisition or you’re trying to reach a new audience, chances are your company will need to revisit its brand. When CEOs contemplate a considerable challenge such as a rebrand, they tend to focus on the exhilarating first half of the marathon — a new name to signal change or an impressive new visual identity. But it’s the second half of the race that is the most critical and requires as much — if not more — attention.

Lisa Kane