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Insight and articles on naming and branding for business owners

Writings on strategy, naming and branding from the Bureau... essential reading for business owners with an interest nurturing positive perceptions around their brand

Brands shouldn't need to change their names often, but when they do, it's probably because they've found themselves in one of these six situations...

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July 25, 2024

Six reasons why it may be time to change your business name

Brands shouldn't need to change their names often, but when they do, it's probably because they've found themselves in one of these six situations...

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Ben Stanbury
Developing an interesting and memorable brand name can be a difficult task and often, the sounds and the meaning behind names can be subjective for those hearing them. For this reason, it is useful to take a structured approach when developing a list of brand names for you to present to your colleagues.

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May 30, 2024

Your brand name ideas should meet these 12 naming criteria.

Developing an interesting and memorable brand name can be a difficult task and often, the sounds and the meaning behind names can be subjective for those hearing them. For this reason, it is useful to take a structured approach when developing a list of brand names for you to present to your colleagues.

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Naming

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Ben Stanbury
When considering developing your brand identity, the brand strategy part can seem a bit intimidating... Strategy is a vague word and can cover many meanings, activities and exercises, but reframing 'strategy' as 'plan' can make it more approachable.

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April 21, 2024

Does Brand Strategy sound intimidating to you? Try reframing it as a Brand Plan…

When considering developing your brand identity, the brand strategy part can seem a bit intimidating... Strategy is a vague word and can cover many meanings, activities and exercises, but reframing 'strategy' as 'plan' can make it more approachable.

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Strategy

Written by:

Ben Stanbury
Straplines, statements, propositions and promises? What do they all mean? There's a lot of different things your company 'says' as part of its communication with its customers and sometimes the various statements can become confusing. In this article, I break each brand statement down and explain what it is for. 

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February 27, 2024

Straplines, statements, propositions and promises: Brand statements explained

Straplines, statements, propositions and promises? What do they all mean? There's a lot of different things your company 'says' as part of its communication with its customers and sometimes the various statements can become confusing. In this article, I break each brand statement down and explain what it is for. 

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Strategy

Written by:

Ben Stanbury
Ben Stanbury, owner of The Identity Bureau

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