Search results for: brand-instinct
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General, Trends | Apr 12, 2009
The idea of place, community and the acculturation of coolness. What about that, the idea of opening with a chart that’s about the crashing of the tech stocks? Well, in a way, that’s a two fold gesture, one’s here, to our friends at Tableau and their... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Motion Pictures, Retail, Storytelling | Jan 16, 2009
Exploring the ideation of identity in theatrical advertising What is it about dogs? How is it, after thousands of years, we have this undeniable link with dogs? We immediately attach personality to them. We see something in dogs? And we see, perhaps, something of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Uncategorized | Oct 20, 2008
“I was born under unusual circumstances.” Illustrating entertainment, engaging design in storytelling for theatrical advertising. illustration c.1375, “a spiritual illumination,” from O.Fr. illustration, from L. illustrationem (nom.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Uncategorized | May 25, 2008
The design heritage of the Indiana Jones franchise. Reaching back into the deep territory of my imagination — and my history as a long-running movie goer, I stride the aisles of Fox Theater, downtown Spokane, the 60s — and riding the buses alone, seeking... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Human brands, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Jun 11, 2007
There’s an interesting positioning here — to the concept of the elevator pitch. And while I don’t have a elevator pitch, or a request for money, I do have a modeling that relates to your premise. So, a framing. Brands are about people. And we know... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Storytelling, Trends | Jul 20, 2006
There are a couple of trends that I perceive, in working in this space of consumer communications and brand representations. First, it’s clear that there are continuously emerging “new brands”, which might be “repositioned” old brands.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Storytelling | Nov 7, 2006
Bill Virgin, Seattle PI To the nature of shifting marketing, to marketing environments…I’d offer this: We tend to visualize the shifting of messages, for businesses, as a tuning of the story. So if there’s the implication that a brand, for example,... Read More
