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Why Real Brands Can’t Be Invented (Arbitrary Branding Part 1)
How often have you done something because everyone expects you to? Probably once a day—if not more. While doing what’s expected is part of life, it’s another trap for...
Why Your B2B Company Won’t Build a Remarkable Brand (Part 2)
The Problem of Non-Branding In our previous article in this series, we looked at the problem of ‘non-branding’ for B2B companies. We looked at the various reasons why...
Why Your B2B Company Won’t Build a Remarkable Brand (Part 1)
The Problem of Non-Branding At Resound, we believe branding is all about uncovering your authentic identity. But many people (especially in a highly technical B2B...
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3-Step Process to Differentiate Your Brand from the Competition
Comparisons help contrast two things, bringing out differences and showing how each is special. Why does this matter for businesses? Without bringing out the...
B2B Brand Competitive Research: 4 Reasons to Do it Right
Competition. What comes to mind? An epic struggle between two teams on a sports field? Candidates vying for an open position at a fast-growing, exciting tech company?...
4 Video Call Tips to Set You and Your Brand Apart on All of Your Video Calls
If you run a business or work for a business, everything you do on the clock (and sometimes off the clock) is a representation of your company's brand. Remember when...
3 Things Creatives Taught Me About Coaching Smart People
We all want projects to run smoothly. But it’s hard to find good help these days, right? And yet, we will become more effective and useful if we learn how to manage...
Overcoming 3 Unique Challenges to Marketing a B2B Brand
If you’ve got a B2B brand - selling your products and services to other businesses - then you know that there are some very unique challenges to marketing your...
Our Rapid, 5-Step Brand Story Creation Process
Do you have a confusing, bloated, or boring brand story? Most of us just need a path to a clear, simple brand story that reflects our values. So let's talk about that...
4 Occasions Your Brand Story will Make You Stand Out
Your brand story touches off a story in the mind of your audience that involves them and sets you apart as the only one they'll trust to solve their problem. But if...
Quick Process for Brand Values Discovery (with download)
Brand values give you confidence and set you up to know how to move your company forward with conviction -- like there's a spine of steel going through your company....
2 Common Brand Values Missteps That Keep Companies From Creating Authentic and Interesting Brands
Authentic brand values are one of the most critical parts of your brand strategy. Most companies have some version of them posterized on a wall in their often - often...
