Facebook and the Metaverse: losing focus on the core?
Facebook founder Mark Zukerberg’s ‘pivot’ to put all his eggs in the metaverse* basket hit the headlines this week, for the wrong reasons. “Zuckerberg’s bet on the [...]
Meta: the good, the bad and the ugly of Facebook’s name change
The change of Facebook’s company brand name change to Meta hit the headlines last week. In this post, I take a practical look at the good, bad and ugly aspects of the re-branding. What can we [...]
Abrdn’s brand ego trip reaches new heights
A few weeks ago I posted here about an example of name change nonsense that gets branding itself a bad name: Standard Life Aberdeen re-christening itself as abrdn. No, its not a typo. That really [...]
Brand Portfolio Rationalisation to Currys: “Gear shift, not facelift”
I read with interest the Dixons Carphone group’s planned name change linked to brand portfolio rationalisation. In this post I explore why this change is strategically sound, in contrast to the [...]
Name change nonsense from abrdn
I thought I’d seen it all when it comes to name change nonsense. But no. The re-naming of Standard Life Aberdeen as abrdn has taken things to a whole new level. Or, should I say, plumbed new [...]
By David Taylor
Posted Why stupid ideas are important for innovation: Cadbury’s Darkmilk
Post by David Nichols, Group Managing Partner and Head of Innovation. Watching Cadbury’s advert for their new Darkmilk chocolate reminded me of an innovation worksop I ran for the brand 15 year [...]
A royal rebranding: tips for Harry and Meghan
Post by Simon Gore, Managing Partner and Head of Visual Identity & Naming. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) are about to start a rebranding process, as they can [...]
When should you change your brand name?
I noted with interest the decision of brilliant book publisher Lost My Name to loose their own name: the company is now called Wonderbly, as announced here. Wonderbly harnesses digital technology [...]
Risks and rewards of renaming: Pernod Ricard
Guest blogger David Nichols, brandgym Managing Partner and head of invention When does internal clarity and strategic uniformity trump local differences in global branding? And when should you [...]