What Is Branding? 4 Minute Crash Course.

What is branding? A brand is not a logo. A brand is not a product. A brand is not a promise. A brand is not the sum of all the impressions it makes on an audience. A brand is a result–it's a person's gut feeling about a product, service or company. It's in their heads and in their hearts. A brand is your reputation.

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Marty Neumeier started as a graphic designer and copywriter in the 1970s. In 1984, when the Macintosh launched, he moved to Silicon Valley to help companies like Apple, Netscape, HP, Adobe, and Google build their brands.

"Your brand isn’t what you say it is. It’s what they say it is."



Books by Marty Neumeier
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Zag -
The Designful Company -
Metaskills -
The 46 Rules Of Genius -
The Brand Flip -
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