Why “brandbeing” exceeds “brandbuilding”

Brand being starts from within. It starts with being the one you really are. It starts with being and living your brand throughout all levels in the company. With passion because brand being is about people. Only people can make the difference. People with an interesting and honest story. People who thrive on enthusiasm and who always…

Brand being is about being relevantly different and being prepared to fail

1. Stop broadcastingStop broadcasting, Broadcasting is the main ingredient of old school brand building. 2. Start brand beingStart being your brand and living your brand. Start being just the one you really are. It is not worth it trying to behave like somebody else, you can only become a mere shadow of what you never…

“What’s in a name” – Open brief aan DEXIA

Zoals verschenen in standaard.biz op 27 oktober 2011 Geachte heer Cijsters, Beste Jos, Dexia Bank België zoekt een nieuwe naam. ‘De merknaam Dexia is zwaar beschadigd’, zegt de bank zelf.  En daarom heeft de bank, die vorige week werd genationaliseerd (voor een paar miljarden euro’s), aan marktonderzoekers gevraagd na te gaan hoe de klanten tegenover…