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HOW TO BRIDGE
THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN
BUSINESS STRATEGY
AND DESIGN
A VISUAL PRESENTATION BY MARTY NEUMEIER
Copyright © 2003 Neutron LLC. For educational use only. No part of this presentation may
be published, sold, or otherwise used for profit without the written permission of the author.
Produced by NEUTRON LLC
in partnership with NEW RIDERS PUBLISHING
and THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS
A modern definition of brand
The five disciplines of brand-building
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
2
1
READY?
LET’S START BY DISPELLING SOME MYTHS.
FIRST
A brand is not a logo.
The Brand Gap
SECOND
A brand is not an identity.
X
FINALLY
A brand is not a product.
The Brand Gap
So what exactly
is a brand?
A BRAND IS A PERSON’S
GUT FEELING ABOUT
A PRODUCT, SERVICE,
OR ORGANIZATION.
It’s a GUT FEELING because people
are emotional, intuitive beings.
It’s a PERSON’S gut feeling, because brands are defined
by individuals, not companies, markets, or publics.
In other words…
IT’S NOT WHAT YOU SAY IT IS.
IT’S WHAT THEY SAY IT IS.
WHY IS BRANDING SO HOT?
People have too many choices and too little time
Most offerings have similar quality and features
We tend to base our buying choices on trust
1
2
3
THERE ARE 1,349 CAMERAS ON THE MARKET.
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH ONE TO BUY?
TRUST
T=r+d
Trust comes from meeting and beating customer expectations.
TRUST RELIABILITY DELIGHT
$
Does a brand have a dollar value?
AND HOW.
BRAND
NAME
COCA-COLA
MICROSOFT
IBM
FORD
MERCEDES
HONDA
BMW
KODAK
GAP
NIKE
PEPSI
XEROX
APPLE
STARBUCKS
THIS SELECTION FROM INTERBRAND’S TOP 100 LIST
SHOWS WHY BRANDS ARE WORTH PROTECTING:
2001
BRAND VALUE
($MM)
68,945
65,068
52,752
30,092
21,728
14,638
13,858
10,801
8,746
7,589
6,214
6,019
5,464
1,757
% CHANGE
BRAND VS.
PREVIOUS YEAR
-5%
-7%
-1%
-17%
+3%
-4%
+7%
-9%
-6%
-5%
-6%
-38%
-17%
+32%
BRAND VALUE
AS % OF
MARKET CAP
61%
17%
27%
66%
48%
33%
62%
82%
35%
66%
9%
93%
66%
21%
COKE’S MARKET CAP,
INCLUDING BRAND VALUE:
$120 BILLION
COKE’S MARKET CAP,
NOT INCLUDING BRAND VALUE:
$50 BILLION
WITHOUT THE BRAND,
COKE’S GLASS WOULD
BE HALF EMPTY.
PREDICTION
BRAND WILL BECOME THE MOST POWERFUL
STRATEGIC TOOL SINCE THE SPREADSHEET.
PROBLEM
In most companies, STRATEGY
is separated from CREATIVITY by a wide gap.
On one side of the gap
are STRATEGIC THINKERS
ANALYTICAL
LOGICAL
LINEAR
NUMERICAL
VERBAL
On the other side are
CREATIVE THINKERS
INTUITIVE
EMOTIONAL
SPATIAL
VISUAL
PHYSICAL
DOES THE LEFT BRAIN KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT BRAIN IS DOING?
When both sides work together,
you can build a charismatic brand.
A CHARISMATIC BRAND is any product,
service, or organization for which
people believe there’s no substitute.
QUIZ:
Which of these brands are charismatic?
HITACHI
HOME DEPOT
IKEA
KMART
KRISPY KREME
LEVI’S
LONGS DRUGS
MACY’S
MINI COOPER
NEWSWEEK
NISSAN
NORDSTROM
OXO GOODGRIPS
PEPSI-COLA
PRELL
RCA
REEBOK
RUBBERMAID
SAFEWAY
SAMSUNG
SEARS
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
UNITED ARTISTS
VIRGIN
AMAZON
APPLE
BURGER KING
COLDWATER CREEK
DASANI
DISNEY
DK BOOKS
EVEREADY
FORD
GENERAL ELECTRIC
GOOGLE
HANES
QUIZ:
Which of these brands are charismatic?
HITACHI
HOME DEPOT
IKEA
KMART
KRISPY KREME
LEVI’S
LONGS DRUGS
MACY’S
MINI COOPER
NEWSWEEK
NISSAN
NORDSTROM
OXO GOODGRIPS
PEPSI-COLA
PRELL
RCA
REEBOK
RUBBERMAID
SAFEWAY
SAMSUNG
SEARS
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
UNITED ARTISTS
VIRGIN
AMAZON
APPLE
BURGER KING
COLDWATER CREEK
DASANI
DISNEY
DK BOOKS
EVEREADY
FORD
GENERAL ELECTRIC
GOOGLE
HANES
Any brand can be charismatic.
EVEN
YOURS.
But first,
you have to master the FIVE DISCIPLINES OF BRAND-BUILDING.
DISCIPLINE 1: DIFFERENTIATE
FACT:
Our brains act as filters to protect
us from too much information.
WE’RE HARDWIRED TO NOTICE ONLY WHAT’S DIFFERENT.
SOLUTION:
BE DIFFERENT.
Marketing today is about creating tribes.
FEATURES
“What it is”
BENEFITS
“What it does”
EXPERIENCE
“What you feel”
IDENTIFICATION
“Who you are”
1900 1925 1950 2000
COOKING WILLIAMS-SONOMA
People join different tribes for different activities.
SPORTS NIKE
DRIVING VOLKSWAGEN
TRAVEL ORBITZ
READING AMAZON
BANKING CITIBANK
COMPUTING DELL
ON SUNDAYS THEY WORSHIP HARLEY,
GOD OF THE OPEN ROAD.
The three most important words in differentiating your brand:
FOCUS
1
FOCUS
2
FOCUS
3
IS THIS HOW YOUR CUSTOMERS SEE YOU?
THE FOCUS TEST:
Who are you?
What do you do?
Why does it matter?
1
2
3
Unless you have compelling answers to these questions,
you need more focus.
The most common reason for loss of focus
is ILL-CONSIDERED BRAND EXTENSIONS.
FOCUSED PORSHE = SPORTS CARS
EXAMPLE:
UNFOCUSED PORSHE = SPORTS CARS + SUVS
BAD BRAND EXTENSIONS are those
that chase short-term profits at the
expense of long-term brand value.
GOOD BRAND EXTENSIONS
grow the value of a brand
by reinforcing its focus.
THE GOOD GRIPS BRAND HAS GROWN STRONGER WITH EVERY BRAND EXTENSION.
EXAMPLE:
DISCIPLINE 2: COLLABORATE
LIKE BUILDING
A CATHEDRAL,
BUILDING A BRAND
IS A COLLABORATIVE
PROJECT.
It takes a village
to build a brand.
THERE ARE THREE BASIC MODELS
FOR ORGANIZING BRAND COLLABORATION:
C O M PA N Y
I D E N T I T Y
PA C K A G I N G
P R O M O T I O N S
A N N U A L
R E P O R T S
P R O D U C T
D E S I G N
P U B L I C
R E L AT I O N S
R E S E A R C H
P U B L I C AT I O N S
A D V E R T I S I N G
W E B
D E S I G N
B R A N D
ST RAT E GY
N A M I N G
E V E N T S
E X H I B I T S
C R E AT I V E
S E R V I C E S
S U P P L I E R S
D I R E C T
R E S P O N S E
P O P
D I S P L AY S
The ONE-STOP SHOP
contains the resources
to develop and
steward the brand.
Easy to manage
Promise of consistency
Little choice of teams
Little ownership of brand
ONE-STOP SHOP SCORECARD
I D E N T I T Y
PA C K A G I N G
P R O M O T I O N S
A N N U A L
R E P O R T S
P R O D U C T
D E S I G N
P U B L I C
R E L AT I O N S
R E S E A R C H
P U B L I C AT I O N S
A D V E R T I S I N G
W E B
D E S I G N
B R A N D
S T R AT E G Y
N A M I N G
E V E N T S
E X H I B I T S
C R E AT I V E
S E R V I C E S
S U P P L I E R S
D I R E C T
R E S P O N S E
P O P
D I S P L AY S
B R A N D A G E N C Y
The BRAND AGENCY
hires best-of-breed
firms to help develop
and steward the brand.
C O M PA N Y
Choice of teams
Promise of consistency
Little ownership of brand
BRAND AGENCY SCORECARD
The INTEGRATED MARKETING TEAM
is managed internally with open
collaboration among
best-of-breed specialists.
I D E N T I T Y
PA C K A G I N G
P R O M O T I O N S
A N N U A L
R E P O R T S
P R O D U C T
D E S I G N
P U B L I C
R E L AT I O N S
R E S E A R C H
P U B L I C AT I O N S
A D V E R T I S I N G
W E B
D E S I G N
B R A N D
S T R AT E G Y
N A M I N G
E V E N T S
E X H I B I T S
C R E AT I V E
S E RV I C E S
SUPPLIERS
D I R E C T
R E S P O N S E
P O P
D I S P L AY S
C O M PA N Y
Choice of teams
Promise of consistency
Ownership of brand
Difficult to manage
INTEGRATED MARKETING TEAM SCORECARD
IN REALITY, COLLABORATIVE
NETWORKS AREN’T THAT SIMPLE.
that’s OK.
and
Collaborative networks are not new.
A successful model has existed for years.
The Brand Gap
Like building a cathedral,
making a movie takes
hundreds of collaborators.
JOEL DARTMOUTH
KELLY MARIN
TREVOR CARMICHAEL
JOHN T. LANDON
SHARON BONDLY
PAUL DERAIN
JACQUES SOUVERAIN
MICHAEL BRAND
STEVEN GOLDSTEIN
TRENT LOCKART
JACKSON BARNES
JOSEPH AKIO
TERENCE BRADLEY
MO DERENI
ROBERT UNDERHILL
KEN SILVER
HILARY PROPRIATO
MICHAEL O. KELL
HECTOR ABONDAS
NORMAN BRIER
STACY BRECKSTEIN
JOE KALEY
BRIAN BELSEN
ABRAHAM LENDER
T. T. MCBRIDE
VAN DERICKE
JOHN R. CARLSON
VICTOR AMOS
SEAN O' KENNA
JEFFREY ROCKEN
DARREL TOM
Carlos
GEOFF WRIGHT
MARK CONTADINA
SUE SKENNIAN
CHARLIE MARQUETTE
VICTOR BANERAS
F. C. CAMERON
TELLIE PANOPOULIS
MARTIN AIRES
STEFAN C. KAISER
BILL MOORE
Smoocher Boy
Agent Sims
Agent Townsend
Agent Kruzic
Dijon
Jean-Michel
Keynes
Corelli
Johnston
Billie
Guards
Librarian
Field Officer
Bus Driver
Night Guard
Meter Maid
First Detective
Second Detective
Beat Cop
Parking Cop
Helicopter Pilot
First Old Man
Second Old Man
Tax Collector
Stunt Coordinator
Assistant Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Doubles
Mariana
Ajax
Sgt. Santos
Carter
Smoocher Boy
Agent Sims
Agent Townsend
Dijon
Stunts
STEVE ADRIAN
BOB CARTER
MICKEY DISANTIS
MIKE FLANAGAN
GEOFF IPSWICH
BARRIE LAWRENCE
JACKIE MACDOUGAL
JAMES PETRICKE
MARY STAUFFACHER
CORNELIA THERRIEN
RAUL VALERIA
BENJAMIN BARKELEY
GORDON COLERIDGE
JILLIAN DRUCKER
BILL GEORGE
MICHAEL KANTER
TERRY LEVINSON
GREG NEVILSON
PETE POLSON
FREDDIE STEEN
JEREMY TRICKETT
RONALD DEAVER-WEBB
TONY BEAUJOLAIS
IVAN DEVERSON
JOE EVANS
JULIA HARRISON
KENNETH KITTRIDGE
TED MARSTEN
BOB OSBORNE
RAY TELSON
CAB UPTON
PETER YOUNG
ROBERT G. RUNYAN
Hong Kong Kung Fu Team
YUAN Tiger CHU CHEN Dragon SEN
FRANCIE MAS
CAREN THOMASON
MIGUEL TRASERO
FRANCES CHU
PEDRO BOGANILLO
NUALA CORIAN
TRACY COLLISTON
SERGIO MOLO
BENJAMIN HIRASUNA
STEPHANIE RAND
GERI DEMONDE
STELLAN GRETZKE
MADELINE BARR
LANCE DUNSTABLE
MARCO DIPAOLO
DEN MCENERY
LISA BARHAM
DRU LEE MANNING
CARRIE DUNE
MARIE BELLEAU
PAUL POLITO
ROCK HANDLER
GORDON ALBRIGHT
CRIS MORTEN
BARRIE M. HORST
JACOB TREIB
HORACE STEIN
THOM CARRABINE
ART KELLEHER
LUCIANO PROPRIO
DAVID BELL
ZUZU MANHEIM
KAREN CAROLUS
J. D. WHEATLY
WILLIAM TREVANT
STU JEFFERSON
JOSH KNIPPLE
COLIN FARRINGDON
PETER STANISLOV
KIT GOINES
BENNIE JAMESON
RICK DEMIS
STANLEY FREY
G. G. NEWMAN
DAVID WEINBERG
RICKY MONROE
WILLI STRASBURG
STAN BENTON
CHARLES CRIVORN
NORM LOFGREN
VIC DOLAN
GIORGIO VIVATO
TEL STEPHENOPOLIS
TRINI GONZALEZ
MARCI STEIN
BELINDA MCNAIR
CARI DUNN
MICHELLE TONAS
ROBERTO BELLINI
Manners and Modes Supervisor
Storyboard Artists
Art Department Researcher
Art Department Coordinator
Conceptual Designer
Graphics
Illustrator
Set Designers
Set Decorators
Script Supervisor
Camera Operator
Steadycam Operator
1st Assistant Camera
2nd Assistant Camera
Still Photographer
Sound Recordist
Boom Operators
Video Operator
Property Master
Action Vehicle Coordinators
Gaffer
Best Boy
Rigged Gaffers
Props
Key Grip
Head Grip
Dolly Grips
Rigging Grip
Make-up Artists
TIM CURRIE
DONALD VERES
DAVID HUSSEIN
BRIDGET QUESTED
FRANCESCA ROTI
GREG STONE
WILL SUTTON
INGE JOHANSSON
DREW CRAIN
URSULA BIERSCH
JARED BAGMAN
KAROL CONST
RANDY HARDWICK
MAL GERICKE
CASS MONAHAN
PATRICE ARNEM
PEDRO CARILLO
SANDY PRIESTLY
JOHN LANGORF
BRENDA CALE
MARK THOMAS
KYLE M. SULLIVAN
PATRICK MAHONEY
STAV PROMIDES
MARGRIET BILL
TANIA SHAUB
BENNET JURIAN
CHUCK TRALIK
PENNY GARCIA
GRAYSON TRUE
SLIM DELGADO
BATOUTAHELL, INC
PACIFIC DREAMS, LLC
ARTISTIC RECORDS, INC.
JAY FLAMMER
Dig Composite Supv
Digital Compositors
Background Artists
CGI Lead Animators
CGI Animators
VFX Supervisor
Programmer
System Admin
Production Admin
Production Aide
Producer
Scene Graphics
CGI Artist Coord
CGI Designer
Compositors
I/O Supervisor
Assorted Visual Effects
Color Toner
Negative Cutter
Titles Designed by
Opticals by
Soundtrack Album on
Microscopic Cinematography by
CGI Artists
VISUAL LOGIC, LLC
`The Producers Wish to Thank the Following
NASA
CITY OF NEW YORK
THE MARITIME CENTER OF SYDNEY
LOS ANGELES POLICE
THE CITY OF BEND, OREGON
SULTAN OF BRUNEI
Filmed on Location in
CAPE KENNEDY
NEW YORK CITY
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
BEND, OREGON
Filmed with OMNIVISON Cameras and Lenses
Color by COLORLAB, INC.
Prints by VISTACHROME
IN THE 1990s,
CREATIVE COLLABORATION SPREAD TO BRAND-BUILDING.
EXAMPLE:
The Netscape brand was built
on the Hollywood model.
The Brand Gap
The Brand Gap
WHY?
Because
MAGIC.
the mathematics of collaboration
is nothing less than
DISCIPLINE 3: INNOVATE
not strategy—is where the rubber meets the road.
Execution—
CREATIVITY IS WHAT GIVES BRANDS THEIR TRACTION IN THE MARKETPLACE.
Why do companies have so much trouble with creativity?
Because creativity is right-brained,
and strategy is left-brained.
CREATIVE THINKING
V
D
Q
Z
STRATEGIC THINKING
A B C D
when others
MANTRA FOR INNOVATORS:
Zig
zag.
THE REASON THE BEATLES WERE WILDLY SUCCESSFUL
IS BECAUSE “THEY NEVER DID THE SAME THING ONCE.”
QUESTION:
How do you know when an idea is innovative?
WHEN IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF EVERYBODY.
ANSWER:
the brand needs a stand-outname.
To begin with,
The seven criteria of a stand-out name:
DISTINCTIVENESS
BREVITY
APPROPRIATENESS
EASY SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION
LIKABILITY
EXTENDABILITY
PROTECTABILITY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
A GREAT NAME deserves GREAT GRAPHICS.
NEWS
FLASH!
LOGOS ARE DEAD. LONG LIVE ICONS AND AVATARS!
An ICON is a name and visual symbol
that suggests a market position.
EXAMPLE:
CBS. The network for “eye-popping” television.
An AVATAR is a brand icon that
can move, change, and operate
freely in various media.
EXAMPLE:
CINGULAR: The “self-expression” cellular service.
For products that sell at retail,
the package
is often the best and last chance to make a sale.
The hardest-working packages follow
a natural reading sequence.
Notices the package
Asks “What is it?”
Wonders “Why should I care?”
Wants to be persuaded
Needs proof
1
2
3
4
5
THE SHOPPER:
By presenting information
to match this sequence,
a package can sell the
product more effectively.
If you communicate with your customers
ONLINE, your website needs to follow
a SIMILAR reading sequence, one that
supplies users with ONL
Y the information
they need, instead of trying to squeeze
EVERYTHING onto the home page
LIKE THIS and making your users do
ALL the work, which will undoubtedly
cause them to LEAVE, when all you
really have to do is ask yourself this
SIMPLE QUESTION:
f
at
Does our website look
in this dress?
Too many websites are bloated with irrelevant information.
WHY?
1 TURFISMO
(Every department wants to be on the home page)
2 FEATURITIS
(Inexperienced communicators believe more is better)
TECHNOPHOBIA
(Experienced communicators resist new media)
3
QUIZ:
Which of these sites looks easier to use?
The Brand Gap
The Brand Gap
DISCIPLINE 4: VALIDATE
VALIDATION means bringing the
audience into the creative process.
THE OLD COMMUNICATION MODEL WAS A MONOLOGUE.
SENDER MESSAGE RECEIVER
S E N D E R M E S S A G E R E C E I V E R
SENDER MESSAGE RECEIVER
S E N D E R M E S S A G E R E C E I V E R
THE NEW COMMUNICATION MODEL IS A DIALOGUE.
QUESTION:
How can you test your most creative ideas
BEFORE they get to market?
HINT:
Not with large
quantitative studies
or focus groups.
QUANTITATIVE STUDIES BURY THE PROBLEM IN HEAPS OF UNHELPFUL DATA.
FOCUS GROUPS WERE INVENTED TO FOCUS
THE RESEARCH, NOT BE THE RESEARCH.
QUICK,
CHEAP,
DIRTY.
AND
THE BEST TESTS ARE
Better a rough answer to the right question
than a detailed answer to the wrong question.
CHEAP-QUICK-DIRTY TEST 1:
The SWAP TEST is a proof for trademarks.
If the names and graphics of two trademarks are
better when swapped, then neither is optimal.
EXISTING TRADEMARKS
WITH NAMES SWAPPED
CHEAP-QUICK-DIRTY TEST 2:
The HAND TEST is a proof for a distinctive voice.
If you can’t tell who’s talking when the trademark
is covered, then the brand’s voice is not distinctive.
The Brand Gap
CHEAP-QUICK-DIRTY TEST 3:
The FIELD TEST is a proof for any concept
that can be prototyped.
If your audience can’t verbalize your concept,
you’ve failed to communicate it.
SHOPPERS CHARACTERIZED
THE PACKAGE CONCEPT
ON THE MIDDLE-RIGHT SHELF
AS “A FASTER PENCIL.”
BINGO.
Field tests measure five things:
DISTINCTIVENESS
RELEVANCE
MEMORABILITY
EXTENDABILITY
DEPTH OF MEANING
1
2
3
4
5
TESTING MIGHT HAVE SAVED SOME OF THESE COMPANIES FROM THE GREAT SWOOSH EPIDEMIC.
HAS THE GLOBE BECOME THE NEW SWOOSH?
DISCIPLINE 5: CULTIVATE
Business is a process, not an entity.
A living brand is a pattern of behavior,
not a stylistic veneer.
Brands are like people.
C. D. E.
IF PEOPLE CAN CHANGE THEIR CLOTHES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR CHARACTERS…
WHY CAN’T BRANDS?
OLD PARADIGM:
Control the
of a brand.
LOOK AND FEEL
NEW PARADIGM:
Influence the
CHARACTER
of a brand.
IF A BRAND LOOKS LIKE A DUCK AND SWIMS
LIKE A DOG, PEOPLE WILL DISTRUST IT.
So let’s say you’ve
DIFFERENTIATED,
COLLABORATED,
INNOVATED,
AND VALIDATED.
YOU’VE ADDED THE LEFT BRAIN TO THE RIGHT BRAIN.
+
You’ve zigged
when the competition has zagged.
YOU’VE USED TESTING TO BANISH THE FEAR OF STUPID.
+ +
Your brand is now NUMBER ONE in it’s category.
What’s your next move?
PASS OUT THE COMPASSES.
What’s a compass?
A continuing brand education program.
BRAND ORIENTATION
BRAND SEMINARS
POSITIONING WORKSHOPS
BRAND AUDITS
STATEGY SUMMITS
CREATIVE COUNCILS
QUARTERLY CRITIQUES
GROUP BRAINSTORMING
TEAMWORK TRAINING
INNOVATION CLINICS
DESIGN AUDITS
BRAND MANUALS
BRAND PUBLICATIONS
The more
D I S T R I B U T E D
the stronger its management needs to be.
a brand becomes,
What your company needs is a CBO,
or CHIEF BRANDING OFFICER.
THE CBO FORMS A HUMAN BRIDGE BETWEEN LOGIC AND MAGIC, STRATEGY AND DESIGN.
BY MASTERING THE FIVE DISCIPLINES OF BRANDING, THE COMPANY CREATES A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE.
V A L I D AT I O N
C U LT I V AT I O N D I F F E R E N T I AT I O N
I N N O V AT I O N
C O L L A B O R AT I O N
WITH EVERY TURN AROUND THE CIRCLE, THE VALUE OF THE BRAND SPIRALS HIGHER.
YOU BUILD
A sustainable competitive advantage.
Marty Neumeier is president of a San Francisco-based
brand consultancy, Neutron LLC. Neutron supplies the “glue”
that holds brands together: brand education programs, seminars,
workshops, creative audits, process planning, and more.
Visit www.neutronllc.com.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Need books for your branding team?
Bulk discounts on the THE BRAND GAP are
available for educational and corporate groups.
Contact STEPHANIE.WALL@NEWRIDERS.COM.

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The Brand Gap

  • 1. HOW TO BRIDGE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BUSINESS STRATEGY AND DESIGN
  • 2. A VISUAL PRESENTATION BY MARTY NEUMEIER
  • 3. Copyright © 2003 Neutron LLC. For educational use only. No part of this presentation may be published, sold, or otherwise used for profit without the written permission of the author. Produced by NEUTRON LLC in partnership with NEW RIDERS PUBLISHING and THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS
  • 4. A modern definition of brand The five disciplines of brand-building WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: 2 1
  • 6. LET’S START BY DISPELLING SOME MYTHS.
  • 7. FIRST A brand is not a logo.
  • 9. SECOND A brand is not an identity.
  • 10. X
  • 11. FINALLY A brand is not a product.
  • 13. So what exactly is a brand?
  • 14. A BRAND IS A PERSON’S GUT FEELING ABOUT A PRODUCT, SERVICE, OR ORGANIZATION.
  • 15. It’s a GUT FEELING because people are emotional, intuitive beings. It’s a PERSON’S gut feeling, because brands are defined by individuals, not companies, markets, or publics.
  • 17. IT’S NOT WHAT YOU SAY IT IS.
  • 18. IT’S WHAT THEY SAY IT IS.
  • 19. WHY IS BRANDING SO HOT? People have too many choices and too little time Most offerings have similar quality and features We tend to base our buying choices on trust 1 2 3
  • 20. THERE ARE 1,349 CAMERAS ON THE MARKET. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH ONE TO BUY?
  • 21. TRUST
  • 22. T=r+d Trust comes from meeting and beating customer expectations. TRUST RELIABILITY DELIGHT
  • 23. $ Does a brand have a dollar value?
  • 25. BRAND NAME COCA-COLA MICROSOFT IBM FORD MERCEDES HONDA BMW KODAK GAP NIKE PEPSI XEROX APPLE STARBUCKS THIS SELECTION FROM INTERBRAND’S TOP 100 LIST SHOWS WHY BRANDS ARE WORTH PROTECTING: 2001 BRAND VALUE ($MM) 68,945 65,068 52,752 30,092 21,728 14,638 13,858 10,801 8,746 7,589 6,214 6,019 5,464 1,757 % CHANGE BRAND VS. PREVIOUS YEAR -5% -7% -1% -17% +3% -4% +7% -9% -6% -5% -6% -38% -17% +32% BRAND VALUE AS % OF MARKET CAP 61% 17% 27% 66% 48% 33% 62% 82% 35% 66% 9% 93% 66% 21%
  • 26. COKE’S MARKET CAP, INCLUDING BRAND VALUE: $120 BILLION COKE’S MARKET CAP, NOT INCLUDING BRAND VALUE: $50 BILLION WITHOUT THE BRAND, COKE’S GLASS WOULD BE HALF EMPTY.
  • 27. PREDICTION BRAND WILL BECOME THE MOST POWERFUL STRATEGIC TOOL SINCE THE SPREADSHEET.
  • 28. PROBLEM In most companies, STRATEGY is separated from CREATIVITY by a wide gap.
  • 29. On one side of the gap are STRATEGIC THINKERS ANALYTICAL LOGICAL LINEAR NUMERICAL VERBAL On the other side are CREATIVE THINKERS INTUITIVE EMOTIONAL SPATIAL VISUAL PHYSICAL
  • 30. DOES THE LEFT BRAIN KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT BRAIN IS DOING?
  • 31. When both sides work together, you can build a charismatic brand.
  • 32. A CHARISMATIC BRAND is any product, service, or organization for which people believe there’s no substitute.
  • 33. QUIZ: Which of these brands are charismatic? HITACHI HOME DEPOT IKEA KMART KRISPY KREME LEVI’S LONGS DRUGS MACY’S MINI COOPER NEWSWEEK NISSAN NORDSTROM OXO GOODGRIPS PEPSI-COLA PRELL RCA REEBOK RUBBERMAID SAFEWAY SAMSUNG SEARS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES UNITED ARTISTS VIRGIN AMAZON APPLE BURGER KING COLDWATER CREEK DASANI DISNEY DK BOOKS EVEREADY FORD GENERAL ELECTRIC GOOGLE HANES
  • 34. QUIZ: Which of these brands are charismatic? HITACHI HOME DEPOT IKEA KMART KRISPY KREME LEVI’S LONGS DRUGS MACY’S MINI COOPER NEWSWEEK NISSAN NORDSTROM OXO GOODGRIPS PEPSI-COLA PRELL RCA REEBOK RUBBERMAID SAFEWAY SAMSUNG SEARS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES UNITED ARTISTS VIRGIN AMAZON APPLE BURGER KING COLDWATER CREEK DASANI DISNEY DK BOOKS EVEREADY FORD GENERAL ELECTRIC GOOGLE HANES
  • 35. Any brand can be charismatic.
  • 37. But first, you have to master the FIVE DISCIPLINES OF BRAND-BUILDING.
  • 39. FACT: Our brains act as filters to protect us from too much information.
  • 40. WE’RE HARDWIRED TO NOTICE ONLY WHAT’S DIFFERENT.
  • 42. Marketing today is about creating tribes. FEATURES “What it is” BENEFITS “What it does” EXPERIENCE “What you feel” IDENTIFICATION “Who you are” 1900 1925 1950 2000
  • 43. COOKING WILLIAMS-SONOMA People join different tribes for different activities. SPORTS NIKE DRIVING VOLKSWAGEN TRAVEL ORBITZ READING AMAZON BANKING CITIBANK COMPUTING DELL
  • 44. ON SUNDAYS THEY WORSHIP HARLEY, GOD OF THE OPEN ROAD.
  • 45. The three most important words in differentiating your brand:
  • 49. IS THIS HOW YOUR CUSTOMERS SEE YOU?
  • 50. THE FOCUS TEST: Who are you? What do you do? Why does it matter? 1 2 3
  • 51. Unless you have compelling answers to these questions, you need more focus.
  • 52. The most common reason for loss of focus is ILL-CONSIDERED BRAND EXTENSIONS.
  • 53. FOCUSED PORSHE = SPORTS CARS EXAMPLE: UNFOCUSED PORSHE = SPORTS CARS + SUVS
  • 54. BAD BRAND EXTENSIONS are those that chase short-term profits at the expense of long-term brand value. GOOD BRAND EXTENSIONS grow the value of a brand by reinforcing its focus.
  • 55. THE GOOD GRIPS BRAND HAS GROWN STRONGER WITH EVERY BRAND EXTENSION. EXAMPLE:
  • 57. LIKE BUILDING A CATHEDRAL, BUILDING A BRAND IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT.
  • 58. It takes a village to build a brand.
  • 59. THERE ARE THREE BASIC MODELS FOR ORGANIZING BRAND COLLABORATION:
  • 60. C O M PA N Y I D E N T I T Y PA C K A G I N G P R O M O T I O N S A N N U A L R E P O R T S P R O D U C T D E S I G N P U B L I C R E L AT I O N S R E S E A R C H P U B L I C AT I O N S A D V E R T I S I N G W E B D E S I G N B R A N D ST RAT E GY N A M I N G E V E N T S E X H I B I T S C R E AT I V E S E R V I C E S S U P P L I E R S D I R E C T R E S P O N S E P O P D I S P L AY S The ONE-STOP SHOP contains the resources to develop and steward the brand.
  • 61. Easy to manage Promise of consistency Little choice of teams Little ownership of brand ONE-STOP SHOP SCORECARD
  • 62. I D E N T I T Y PA C K A G I N G P R O M O T I O N S A N N U A L R E P O R T S P R O D U C T D E S I G N P U B L I C R E L AT I O N S R E S E A R C H P U B L I C AT I O N S A D V E R T I S I N G W E B D E S I G N B R A N D S T R AT E G Y N A M I N G E V E N T S E X H I B I T S C R E AT I V E S E R V I C E S S U P P L I E R S D I R E C T R E S P O N S E P O P D I S P L AY S B R A N D A G E N C Y The BRAND AGENCY hires best-of-breed firms to help develop and steward the brand. C O M PA N Y
  • 63. Choice of teams Promise of consistency Little ownership of brand BRAND AGENCY SCORECARD
  • 64. The INTEGRATED MARKETING TEAM is managed internally with open collaboration among best-of-breed specialists. I D E N T I T Y PA C K A G I N G P R O M O T I O N S A N N U A L R E P O R T S P R O D U C T D E S I G N P U B L I C R E L AT I O N S R E S E A R C H P U B L I C AT I O N S A D V E R T I S I N G W E B D E S I G N B R A N D S T R AT E G Y N A M I N G E V E N T S E X H I B I T S C R E AT I V E S E RV I C E S SUPPLIERS D I R E C T R E S P O N S E P O P D I S P L AY S C O M PA N Y
  • 65. Choice of teams Promise of consistency Ownership of brand Difficult to manage INTEGRATED MARKETING TEAM SCORECARD
  • 66. IN REALITY, COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS AREN’T THAT SIMPLE.
  • 69. A successful model has existed for years.
  • 71. Like building a cathedral, making a movie takes hundreds of collaborators.
  • 72. JOEL DARTMOUTH KELLY MARIN TREVOR CARMICHAEL JOHN T. LANDON SHARON BONDLY PAUL DERAIN JACQUES SOUVERAIN MICHAEL BRAND STEVEN GOLDSTEIN TRENT LOCKART JACKSON BARNES JOSEPH AKIO TERENCE BRADLEY MO DERENI ROBERT UNDERHILL KEN SILVER HILARY PROPRIATO MICHAEL O. KELL HECTOR ABONDAS NORMAN BRIER STACY BRECKSTEIN JOE KALEY BRIAN BELSEN ABRAHAM LENDER T. T. MCBRIDE VAN DERICKE JOHN R. CARLSON VICTOR AMOS SEAN O' KENNA JEFFREY ROCKEN DARREL TOM Carlos GEOFF WRIGHT MARK CONTADINA SUE SKENNIAN CHARLIE MARQUETTE VICTOR BANERAS F. C. CAMERON TELLIE PANOPOULIS MARTIN AIRES STEFAN C. KAISER BILL MOORE Smoocher Boy Agent Sims Agent Townsend Agent Kruzic Dijon Jean-Michel Keynes Corelli Johnston Billie Guards Librarian Field Officer Bus Driver Night Guard Meter Maid First Detective Second Detective Beat Cop Parking Cop Helicopter Pilot First Old Man Second Old Man Tax Collector Stunt Coordinator Assistant Stunt Coordinator Stunt Doubles Mariana Ajax Sgt. Santos Carter Smoocher Boy Agent Sims Agent Townsend Dijon Stunts STEVE ADRIAN BOB CARTER MICKEY DISANTIS MIKE FLANAGAN GEOFF IPSWICH BARRIE LAWRENCE JACKIE MACDOUGAL JAMES PETRICKE MARY STAUFFACHER CORNELIA THERRIEN RAUL VALERIA BENJAMIN BARKELEY GORDON COLERIDGE JILLIAN DRUCKER BILL GEORGE MICHAEL KANTER TERRY LEVINSON GREG NEVILSON PETE POLSON FREDDIE STEEN JEREMY TRICKETT RONALD DEAVER-WEBB TONY BEAUJOLAIS IVAN DEVERSON JOE EVANS JULIA HARRISON KENNETH KITTRIDGE TED MARSTEN BOB OSBORNE RAY TELSON CAB UPTON PETER YOUNG ROBERT G. RUNYAN Hong Kong Kung Fu Team YUAN Tiger CHU CHEN Dragon SEN
  • 73. FRANCIE MAS CAREN THOMASON MIGUEL TRASERO FRANCES CHU PEDRO BOGANILLO NUALA CORIAN TRACY COLLISTON SERGIO MOLO BENJAMIN HIRASUNA STEPHANIE RAND GERI DEMONDE STELLAN GRETZKE MADELINE BARR LANCE DUNSTABLE MARCO DIPAOLO DEN MCENERY LISA BARHAM DRU LEE MANNING CARRIE DUNE MARIE BELLEAU PAUL POLITO ROCK HANDLER GORDON ALBRIGHT CRIS MORTEN BARRIE M. HORST JACOB TREIB HORACE STEIN THOM CARRABINE ART KELLEHER LUCIANO PROPRIO DAVID BELL ZUZU MANHEIM KAREN CAROLUS J. D. WHEATLY WILLIAM TREVANT STU JEFFERSON JOSH KNIPPLE COLIN FARRINGDON PETER STANISLOV KIT GOINES BENNIE JAMESON RICK DEMIS STANLEY FREY G. G. NEWMAN DAVID WEINBERG RICKY MONROE WILLI STRASBURG STAN BENTON CHARLES CRIVORN NORM LOFGREN VIC DOLAN GIORGIO VIVATO TEL STEPHENOPOLIS TRINI GONZALEZ MARCI STEIN BELINDA MCNAIR CARI DUNN MICHELLE TONAS ROBERTO BELLINI Manners and Modes Supervisor Storyboard Artists Art Department Researcher Art Department Coordinator Conceptual Designer Graphics Illustrator Set Designers Set Decorators Script Supervisor Camera Operator Steadycam Operator 1st Assistant Camera 2nd Assistant Camera Still Photographer Sound Recordist Boom Operators Video Operator Property Master Action Vehicle Coordinators Gaffer Best Boy Rigged Gaffers Props Key Grip Head Grip Dolly Grips Rigging Grip Make-up Artists
  • 74. TIM CURRIE DONALD VERES DAVID HUSSEIN BRIDGET QUESTED FRANCESCA ROTI GREG STONE WILL SUTTON INGE JOHANSSON DREW CRAIN URSULA BIERSCH JARED BAGMAN KAROL CONST RANDY HARDWICK MAL GERICKE CASS MONAHAN PATRICE ARNEM PEDRO CARILLO SANDY PRIESTLY JOHN LANGORF BRENDA CALE MARK THOMAS KYLE M. SULLIVAN PATRICK MAHONEY STAV PROMIDES MARGRIET BILL TANIA SHAUB BENNET JURIAN CHUCK TRALIK PENNY GARCIA GRAYSON TRUE SLIM DELGADO BATOUTAHELL, INC PACIFIC DREAMS, LLC ARTISTIC RECORDS, INC. JAY FLAMMER Dig Composite Supv Digital Compositors Background Artists CGI Lead Animators CGI Animators VFX Supervisor Programmer System Admin Production Admin Production Aide Producer Scene Graphics CGI Artist Coord CGI Designer Compositors I/O Supervisor Assorted Visual Effects Color Toner Negative Cutter Titles Designed by Opticals by Soundtrack Album on Microscopic Cinematography by CGI Artists VISUAL LOGIC, LLC `The Producers Wish to Thank the Following NASA CITY OF NEW YORK THE MARITIME CENTER OF SYDNEY LOS ANGELES POLICE THE CITY OF BEND, OREGON SULTAN OF BRUNEI Filmed on Location in CAPE KENNEDY NEW YORK CITY SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA BEND, OREGON Filmed with OMNIVISON Cameras and Lenses Color by COLORLAB, INC. Prints by VISTACHROME
  • 75. IN THE 1990s, CREATIVE COLLABORATION SPREAD TO BRAND-BUILDING.
  • 76. EXAMPLE: The Netscape brand was built on the Hollywood model.
  • 79. WHY?
  • 80. Because MAGIC. the mathematics of collaboration is nothing less than
  • 82. not strategy—is where the rubber meets the road. Execution—
  • 83. CREATIVITY IS WHAT GIVES BRANDS THEIR TRACTION IN THE MARKETPLACE.
  • 84. Why do companies have so much trouble with creativity? Because creativity is right-brained, and strategy is left-brained.
  • 87. when others MANTRA FOR INNOVATORS: Zig zag.
  • 88. THE REASON THE BEATLES WERE WILDLY SUCCESSFUL IS BECAUSE “THEY NEVER DID THE SAME THING ONCE.”
  • 89. QUESTION: How do you know when an idea is innovative?
  • 90. WHEN IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF EVERYBODY. ANSWER:
  • 91. the brand needs a stand-outname. To begin with,
  • 92. The seven criteria of a stand-out name: DISTINCTIVENESS BREVITY APPROPRIATENESS EASY SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION LIKABILITY EXTENDABILITY PROTECTABILITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
  • 93. A GREAT NAME deserves GREAT GRAPHICS.
  • 94. NEWS FLASH! LOGOS ARE DEAD. LONG LIVE ICONS AND AVATARS!
  • 95. An ICON is a name and visual symbol that suggests a market position.
  • 96. EXAMPLE: CBS. The network for “eye-popping” television.
  • 97. An AVATAR is a brand icon that can move, change, and operate freely in various media.
  • 99. For products that sell at retail, the package is often the best and last chance to make a sale.
  • 100. The hardest-working packages follow a natural reading sequence. Notices the package Asks “What is it?” Wonders “Why should I care?” Wants to be persuaded Needs proof 1 2 3 4 5 THE SHOPPER:
  • 101. By presenting information to match this sequence, a package can sell the product more effectively.
  • 102. If you communicate with your customers ONLINE, your website needs to follow a SIMILAR reading sequence, one that supplies users with ONL Y the information they need, instead of trying to squeeze EVERYTHING onto the home page LIKE THIS and making your users do ALL the work, which will undoubtedly cause them to LEAVE, when all you really have to do is ask yourself this SIMPLE QUESTION:
  • 103. f at Does our website look in this dress?
  • 104. Too many websites are bloated with irrelevant information.
  • 105. WHY?
  • 106. 1 TURFISMO (Every department wants to be on the home page)
  • 107. 2 FEATURITIS (Inexperienced communicators believe more is better)
  • 109. QUIZ: Which of these sites looks easier to use?
  • 113. VALIDATION means bringing the audience into the creative process.
  • 114. THE OLD COMMUNICATION MODEL WAS A MONOLOGUE. SENDER MESSAGE RECEIVER S E N D E R M E S S A G E R E C E I V E R
  • 115. SENDER MESSAGE RECEIVER S E N D E R M E S S A G E R E C E I V E R THE NEW COMMUNICATION MODEL IS A DIALOGUE.
  • 116. QUESTION: How can you test your most creative ideas BEFORE they get to market?
  • 117. HINT: Not with large quantitative studies or focus groups.
  • 118. QUANTITATIVE STUDIES BURY THE PROBLEM IN HEAPS OF UNHELPFUL DATA.
  • 119. FOCUS GROUPS WERE INVENTED TO FOCUS THE RESEARCH, NOT BE THE RESEARCH.
  • 121. Better a rough answer to the right question than a detailed answer to the wrong question.
  • 122. CHEAP-QUICK-DIRTY TEST 1: The SWAP TEST is a proof for trademarks.
  • 123. If the names and graphics of two trademarks are better when swapped, then neither is optimal.
  • 126. CHEAP-QUICK-DIRTY TEST 2: The HAND TEST is a proof for a distinctive voice.
  • 127. If you can’t tell who’s talking when the trademark is covered, then the brand’s voice is not distinctive.
  • 129. CHEAP-QUICK-DIRTY TEST 3: The FIELD TEST is a proof for any concept that can be prototyped.
  • 130. If your audience can’t verbalize your concept, you’ve failed to communicate it.
  • 131. SHOPPERS CHARACTERIZED THE PACKAGE CONCEPT ON THE MIDDLE-RIGHT SHELF AS “A FASTER PENCIL.” BINGO.
  • 132. Field tests measure five things: DISTINCTIVENESS RELEVANCE MEMORABILITY EXTENDABILITY DEPTH OF MEANING 1 2 3 4 5
  • 133. TESTING MIGHT HAVE SAVED SOME OF THESE COMPANIES FROM THE GREAT SWOOSH EPIDEMIC.
  • 134. HAS THE GLOBE BECOME THE NEW SWOOSH?
  • 136. Business is a process, not an entity.
  • 137. A living brand is a pattern of behavior, not a stylistic veneer.
  • 138. Brands are like people.
  • 139. C. D. E. IF PEOPLE CAN CHANGE THEIR CLOTHES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR CHARACTERS…
  • 141. OLD PARADIGM: Control the of a brand. LOOK AND FEEL
  • 143. IF A BRAND LOOKS LIKE A DUCK AND SWIMS LIKE A DOG, PEOPLE WILL DISTRUST IT.
  • 144. So let’s say you’ve DIFFERENTIATED, COLLABORATED, INNOVATED, AND VALIDATED.
  • 145. YOU’VE ADDED THE LEFT BRAIN TO THE RIGHT BRAIN. +
  • 146. You’ve zigged when the competition has zagged.
  • 147. YOU’VE USED TESTING TO BANISH THE FEAR OF STUPID. + +
  • 148. Your brand is now NUMBER ONE in it’s category.
  • 150. PASS OUT THE COMPASSES.
  • 152. A continuing brand education program.
  • 153. BRAND ORIENTATION BRAND SEMINARS POSITIONING WORKSHOPS BRAND AUDITS STATEGY SUMMITS CREATIVE COUNCILS QUARTERLY CRITIQUES GROUP BRAINSTORMING TEAMWORK TRAINING INNOVATION CLINICS DESIGN AUDITS BRAND MANUALS BRAND PUBLICATIONS
  • 154. The more D I S T R I B U T E D the stronger its management needs to be. a brand becomes,
  • 155. What your company needs is a CBO, or CHIEF BRANDING OFFICER.
  • 156. THE CBO FORMS A HUMAN BRIDGE BETWEEN LOGIC AND MAGIC, STRATEGY AND DESIGN.
  • 157. BY MASTERING THE FIVE DISCIPLINES OF BRANDING, THE COMPANY CREATES A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE. V A L I D AT I O N C U LT I V AT I O N D I F F E R E N T I AT I O N I N N O V AT I O N C O L L A B O R AT I O N
  • 158. WITH EVERY TURN AROUND THE CIRCLE, THE VALUE OF THE BRAND SPIRALS HIGHER.
  • 161. Marty Neumeier is president of a San Francisco-based brand consultancy, Neutron LLC. Neutron supplies the “glue” that holds brands together: brand education programs, seminars, workshops, creative audits, process planning, and more. Visit www.neutronllc.com. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  • 162. Need books for your branding team? Bulk discounts on the THE BRAND GAP are available for educational and corporate groups. Contact STEPHANIE.WALL@NEWRIDERS.COM.