by: Scott Goodson
I love building brands. It’s an art and a science. A brand is a set of beliefs. It’s a set of expectations. Moreover it is a culture. A culture that is celebrated and lived in real terms by the people who work with the brand every day inside the company. It is also a culture to be associated with by people who have relationships with the brand in the world at large.
The mistake many people make is that they believe a brand is made up from advertising. This was true in the old world. But in the new world, where there are a million different ways to experience a brand, a billion different ways to advertise, where the fragmented media world is making it more and more difficult to navigate the multiplex…a brand is best thought of as a culture. Like French Culture. Or Swedish Culture. Something to engage with at your pleasure. On your terms. Love them meatballs, well then…dig in.
Original Post: http://scottgoodson.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/brand-culture-is-the-brand-belief.html
