Blog Masonry

Extending a personal brand into a small business brand

We took Vantiv on a little journey of organization and clarity.

Using video to convey the what and the why

Naming, brand architecture, and package design - in less than a month

Here's to new brands and new beginnings in 2016. Happy New Year!

Is it good? Is it bad? Does it matter?

In a recent client engagement, Global Brand Works was tasked with activating…

A great talk happened today on Leveraging and Enhancing the Financial Brand in…

Don't cut corners on logo design - here are important tips to keep the design…

The biggest mistake companies make when rebranding is to explain it by making…

A differentiating identity sets Koster out from the crowd.

PayPal is soaring and we get to develop the company's first ever Global Brand…

We are one of Gramercy Institute's Most Valuable Partners in financial…

Spoiler alert: We like it.

The importance of a good corporate PowerPoint template, and knowing how to use…

We have partnered with a new, super smart, tech-based innovator in the customer…

A company can’t just tell a story for story’s sake- it has to BE a real story.…

As a person in branding, this feels like murder.

Smart guy, this John Stuart...

Strong brands drive acceleration in growth periods or retain value during…

As we work with SFMOMA to re-articulate their brand strategy, we are taking a…

PayPal continues to shoot up in Interbrand's Best Global Brands, and is up 12%…

Workshops can get people unstuck and provoke "a ha" moments

How we deliver relevant, authentic and differentiated brand strategy

We have identified 171 items to consider when updating your logo and visual…

We sat down with Adobe, who asked our advice on how companies can find their…

We were one of the branding "Pros" that advised The Close on 3 rules to great…

The challenge was to combine the precision and rigor of process with the…

Here is the cover of the workbook we use for internal brand training for all…

As quoted from Caroline McNally in Wordstream's blog

You don't always have to go in order.

Positioning the brand beyond the functional

This is lifted from a post on LinkedIn by Andy Raskin in September 2016. We…

Everything Communicates.

The unmatchable value of branding yourself as a small business and the long…

Our challenge was make the complicated simple.

Mansour AlShami summarizes the experience during our brand strategy workshop at…

Deep listening and solid strategy serve as foundation for successful…

Emily Clark of Clutch is our guest blogger for March.

The ask from Bank of The West was to lend strategic advice, unlock ideation,…

Which internal teams should and should not get brand training?

In an interview with ClassPass, we shared our thoughts on how to know it is…

Our master storyteller Brad Hennig provides useful tips on crisis…

Shannon spoke with Reminder Media on how our process applies to real estate…

Shannon spoke with Shutterstock on 2020 photography trends

A series of ideas that help Work-From-Home teams stay connected, invigorated,…

We are filled with gratitude and love for our clients and dream team partners…

Brands have financial value and sometimes that is hard to explain. Here is…

You don’t need an expensive name or logo change to modernize.

Planning to launch a brand training initiative in the New Year?  Here is a free…

Australian Copywriter K. M. Wade asked us to help compile some great advice on…

Setting the stage for the future in a rapidly changing marketplace.

Names that didn't make it.

Here is a montage of the competing messages we are hearing

If you are not yet formally using metrics like NPS score, prompted/ unprompted…

A guest blog post from Dream Team Member, naming guru, and friend, Trent Farr

The Journey Map podcast by Craft&Crew takes a look at the twists and turns of…

A company’s values are different from what its brand stands for. This will…

Consistency is key to remaining "on brand"

We developed the strategy, messaging, logo, animation, and visual identity for…

Actual first round names from a recent naming project. The winner: Aliro.

”Brand in a Box” is our super-efficient, fast-track brand development process…

Start-up Human Rights Measurement Initiative is poised for the future with a…

An employer brand exists regardless of whether it's consciously crafted.

And we are not sharing just because we love to say the word "Scrolleytale."

Protecting legacy while modernizing

An Employer Brand for an Employer Brand: Employer Brand Value Platform, Talent…

An authentic and relevant positioning better attracts top talent - and results…

Creating a logo that encapsulates the essence of a brand is one of my favorite…

When teams understand, care about and trust in the brand, they are more…

In this B2B2C brand example, we share the story of project that required…

Xpanse is a super cool expandable and retractable solar awning mounted to the…

A robust dive into brand architecture delivers Aliro by Lendkey

After finalizing a powerful rebrand, Achieve taps Global Brand Works steps for…

Without seamless execution, strategy goes nowhere

Leveraging brand to elevate the firm to the next level.

After many years of listening and talking to our clients, we've learned these…

Infusing the importance of brand in a tech-forward culture