Search results for: truth be told
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Storytelling | May 11, 2023
Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland As a global wanderer—and a wonderer, in that wandering—I’m always thinking about that notion of the deeper side of the stride. And I ask: “what, to walking, what to the steps forward, what is the sense of the way ahead?” And when I think... Read More
by GirvinIT | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Jan 19, 2022
In our experience, brands are—and should be—on a perpetual move, never quiet, always exploring, evolving, tuning and turning to new relationships and communities. And most brands do—with forward thinking leadership, they’re thinking—“we’re missing something here, we... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling, Trends | Aug 11, 2010
Wi-Fi ubiquity: Starbucks + new digital content. What if Starbucks created its own content for Wi-Fi users? Who cares? Concepts of wi-fi contrary concepts in New Dehli, India (Photo by Girvin, story) I say: no thanks. For years (going back a decade) the Cingular,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Retail, Storytelling | Aug 18, 2010
Brand storytelling that goes back 130 years, and pitched as a marketing strategy for merchandising sales at Barney’s. Notes on selling old brands as something newly hip. Buy, here: I’m looking for True Brands. What I seek is: A story. A person. An offering.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Mar 3, 2011
Brands with soul, brands that tell stories, brands that people care about. Are they built, made, restored, or managed? All of these, and more. LEGEND BRANDING: What is the heart of legend, most? Legend is derived from reading – the heart of the word is about... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands | Jul 31, 2019
The cartography of brandfire: the story of highest road, the path of the middle story told, and the cumulus of the multiple tales—the grounding ley-line of the promise—the mission of the everyday. Part: VI I’d offer a theory of the narrative cloud—the stories that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Marketing 2.0 | Dec 10, 2007
The brand story as a communications tool, in brand management and experience design. What is brand, what is story, what is message, what is experience? What changes are emerging in the concept of branding, storytelling, community and communications? What direction, if... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Mar 1, 2011
The evolving legacy of type design — the honor of the MOMA typographic collection Customized type design: the big screen, the building, the book. “Typefaces — the building blocks of information printed or displayed onscreen—are design in and of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Storytelling | Sep 14, 2010
Holistic brands: Tabasco and the nature of geographic reference. Brands with a story that are linked to place. I’m looking for True Brands. What I seek is: A story. A person. An offering. Integrity in the making. Care fullness — in the distribution. And a legacy that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Luxury, Storytelling | Feb 1, 2009
A Study of Brand, Truth and Storytelling in Community As a brand consultant and designer, I’ve been working internationally for 35 years in finding the heart of brands. Brands, in a way, that have heart, have an especial place in my practice. Because brands that... Read More