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Consider your audience for branding - how to define, prioritise, profile and target

Audience: Define, prioritise, profile, target

Understanding of your current and future audience types mean the foundations of a brand can be built. How to define, profile and target them?

By Fran Johnson : 30/06/2017
Is branding manipulative? And if so, is it ethical.

Is branding manipulative?

Brands manipulate customers emotions on a regular basis, but how do they do this well, long term?

By Fran Johnson : 23/06/2017
How to consider notifications - both error and positive messages

How to design notifications?

How to write error messages, notifications and design for experience. Keep them short but sweet and ensure they are brand led.

By Fran Johnson : 04/06/2017
Brand values - what’s at the core?

Brand Values: What’s at the core?

What are your brand values? An important step into establishing a brand strategy is to select a number of words that you can measure decisions against.

By Fran Johnson : 20/03/2017
The power of purpose, and why it is important within brand strategy.

Purpose: Working out the WHY?

Successful brands are are build when the business case for purpose is established - understanding of the core reason your business exists is the first step towards getting a brand that actually works.

By Fran Johnson : 17/03/2017
Beth Russell, designer at a dozen eggs.

Introducing Beth

2017 sees us welcome our new designer, Beth! “I knew Jo and Fran as my design tutors at Loughborough University. Since graduating I emigrated to Amsterdam for a couple…

By Fran Johnson : 19/12/2016
Dale Stillman, developer at a dozen eggs.

Half a dozen eggs

We are delighted to introduce Dale, a new member of our team – making us half a dozen eggs! Dale is a web developer who will be working alongside Chris…

By Fran Johnson : 19/12/2016
Choosing value words to clarify your brand

Choosing your value words

How do you select your value words? Words that should represent you as a company and guide your decision making.

By Fran Johnson : 01/12/2016
Failed rebrands - when branding becomes a monster!

Rebrands gone wrong

Fran looks into some failed rebrands including Kraft food and Mastercard.

By Fran Johnson : 12/08/2016
To Peter Vickers a dozen eggs says a fond farewell.

A Fond Farewell

It is with a dollop of gratitude, a spoonful of thankfulness and a sprinkling of sadness that I am to announce that I will no longer be an egg in…

By Fran Johnson : 25/07/2016
Why a brand audit can be a useful process.

What is a brand audit?

The areas that are covered within a brand audit include; visual identity, navigation and user experience on web, photography and illustration style, the words used within all marketing and social media and digital design

By Fran Johnson : 24/05/2016
Successful rebrands - what has worked for companies in the past.

Successful rebrands

Why do successful rebrands work? Fran looks into some rebrands that have worked including gumtree and airbnb.

By Fran Johnson : 06/04/2016