Why the Hardest Brand to Build Is Your Own

Even the people who do this for a living struggle. THE CONFESSION I’ve helped organizations find their voice, clarify their story and build marketing strategies that actually get used. I can sit down with a new client, work through their brand fundamentals and have a solid framework sketched out in a matter of weeks. Assessing […]

The GPS You’re Missing: What Brand Architecture Actually Does

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When Everyone on Your Team Tells a Different Story

It’s not a communication problem. It’s a foundation problem. THE TEST Ask three people at your organization what makes you different. If the answers match, congrats on that recent staff retreat. For most organizations focusing on community revitalization, the answers won’t match — not because people are confused or indifferent, but because each person leads […]