I love this. It inspired me and I hope it will you as well. It’s crazy, naive, coyote wisdom that comes straight from the heart and dances around some blazing truths. I hope what Morten Lund says rails against much of what you consider practical advice for business–its value to you is directly proportional to your resistance to his ideas. In the end, as one of my favorite commercials of all time says,  it’s the crazy ones–the ones who actually dare to do something different, that end up changing the world.

Morten Lund speech at BIC 2008 from Seb Oehme on Vimeo.

Posted: November 7th, 2008 under The Best of.
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Posted: November 6th, 2008 under The Best of.
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Big opportunities aren’t always accompanied by marching bands and fanfare. Sometimes a seemingly humble branding assignment into which you invest your full devotion and passion  can lead to outcomes you may never have imagined.

Posted: November 5th, 2008 under The Best of.
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I’ve been chewing on this idea of “Human Branding” and how corporate brands are  simply extrapolations of human personalities. Nothing ground breaking there, but framing it in human terms makes it easier to have a common frame of reference for discussions  about branding and its applications. Will be developing […] Continue Reading…

Posted: October 31st, 2008 under Brand Inspiration, Branding Theory.
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Should the goal of  branding work be that it appeal to everyone? Excluding no one? To the contrary, presenting work that really resonates, that turns on a meaningful percentage of your audience is far more effective than work that 100% of people find merely OK. Work that resonates has […] Continue Reading…

Posted: October 30th, 2008 under The Best of.
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Quite often the most meaningful brand interactions for people are the least expensive ones. Recalling a high ROI branded moment with Artus Hotel’s concierge, Sanjay, and how businesses today can learn the value of small, personal gestures to deliver high performance brand experiences.

Posted: October 28th, 2008 under The Best of.
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Do you expect your physician to make you happy, or to keep you healthy? Your lawyer to make you feel comfortable or to protect your interests? In the relationship between agencies and their clients, the same dynamic should exist. As branders, our role is to use our talents to […] Continue Reading…

Posted: October 27th, 2008 under Brand Inspiration, Branding Theory, The Best of.
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This is one of the most intelligent uses of branded entertainment I’ve seen in 2008. Regardless of your political leanings, the first 1:32 of this viral movie supporting Barack Obama’s campaign is so entertaining, that it’s gift of (much needed) laughter nearly  transcends the political brand it’s supporting. Brilliantly […] Continue Reading…

Posted: October 24th, 2008 under The Best of.
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Shot in the English countryside, these starlings move in complete concert with one another, individual, yet apprarently of one mind. People and markets move in a similar way: flocking to brands, locations, experiences, trends . . . often unaware of the forces that move them.


Music: Bjork “All is Full […] Continue Reading…

Posted: October 23rd, 2008 under The Best of.
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Some are pronouncing the blog dead with the emergence of other social media sites. Don’t believe it. Here’s a discussion of the new social media constellation, and the blog’s role within it; furthering some recommendations I made in a recent interview with Businessweek.

Posted: October 22nd, 2008 under The Best of.
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