When A Nation’s Brand Comes Under Pressure
What happens to a country’s brand when the story it’s spent decades building is reframed overnight by global press, mistaking proximity for understanding? It’s not hypothetical. Across the Gulf and beyond, businesses and institutions are ...
When Honoring A Brand’s Past Means Changing Its Future
For more than twenty years, The Blake Project carried the same identity into the world. It was there when we opened our doors in 2003. It appeared on our first proposals, our first client deliverables, ...
When Honoring A Brand’s Past Means Changing Its Future
For more than twenty years, The Blake Project carried the same identity into the world. It was there when we opened our doors in 2003. It appeared on our first proposals, our first client deliverables, ...
AI Has Not Replaced Brand Emotion. It Has Moved It.
AI has put an end to emotions in marketing, we are told. Just look at what LLMs rely on in making brand recommendations. It’s all about facts. Not about emotions. An analysis by Digital Bloom ...
Nike’s Turnaround Depends On Segmenting By Need, Not Category
It appears that Wall Street is disgruntled with Nike’s inability to perform according to its long-time mantra: Just Do It. The Nike brand turnaround is apparently taking too long for those who desire immediate financial ...
Healthy Brands Begin With Strategic Integrity
The invocation of values is a hallmark of enterprise positioning. Yet on its own, a values statement means very little — and can actually do harm to a brand’s reputation and thus its worth. Without ...