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A Grammar of Branding
Justin Robinson
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Table of Contents
•Introduction
•Definition
•Perception
•Tools: Identification, Territory, Experience.
•Identification: Common narratives, common symbols.
•Territory: An exercise in Blue Oceans.
•Experience: Activating pleasure.
•Communication theory for novices.
What are you made of?
Definition
What is
your
definition of
a brand?
What does
a brand do
for you?
Any product,
service,
personality,
organization,
political or social
cause, even civic
community.
100%
Non
Rational
ONLY
solution
Language
of
Dreams.
Imagine You are
in a Deep Ocean
of Dreams...
Inhabited by
magic fish...
SUB / UN CONSCIOUS
95% / 5%
Neurons Silent
Feeling conversations
occurring but don’t
know their nature
DRAW TRIANGLE
Perception is Reality
-APE
-BUGS BUNNY 40%
-Blind taste tests
-Cheese / Socks
-OTC Medicine
-$9.99
-Brake!
-Vomit / Antidote
(inert substance)
-Wall Clock
Exercise on
Next Slide
noble
castle
crown
tiara
reign
servant
throne
princess
regal
subjects
king
jester
monarch
royal
court
prince
purple
carriage
jewels
joust
My favorite design is the Nike ‘tick’ because
IT MAKES ME FEEL
CONFIDENT - even though I am
not so good at sports.
-Raoul, age 11
Does feeling
confident improve
Raoul’s game next
time he’s on the
Court?
Helping people
define who they
are, affecting
their experience,
changing their
world.
Dealing
with a
need?
In most people’s vocabularies,
design means veneer. Nothing could
be further from the meaning of
design. Design is the fundamental
soul of a man-made creation.
-Steve Jobs
A brand is a living
thing.
Takes on a life
of its own and
shapes the
future of your
business.
BrandCOMPANY MARKET
Tornado
Ant
Hill
X
UNCONSCIOUS
Sales:
“Believe in
your product”
Identification
Territory
Experience
Communication
RECORD
WHAT THEY
WANT
YOU WILL
LEAVE WITH 3
TOOLS:
FRAMEWORKS
1. Identification
Adidas
vs. Nike
Coke vs.
Pepsi
Hitler,
Cults
The Triumph of Narrative
“Leaders achieve their effectiveness
chiefly through the stories they
relate. In addition to communicating
stories, leaders embody these
stories. Stories have identity. They
are narratives that help individuals
think about and feel who they are,
where they come from and where
they are headed. They constitute
the single most powerful weapon in a
leader’s arsenal.” -Howard Gardner
Indiana Jones / Rosa Parks / Wonder Woman / Han
Solo / James Bond / Anne of Green Gables / Rocky
Balboa / Aphrodite / Oskar Schindler / Robin Hood /
Mahatma Gandhi / Superman / Moses / Tinkerbell /
Novalee Nation / Buddha / Aristotle / Wayne Gretzky /
Nancy Drew / Winston Churchill / Christopher
Columbus / Apollo / Amelia Earhart / Albert Einstein /
Wolverine / Roberta Bondar / Thomas Edison /
Michelangelo / Ellen Degeneres / Condoleeza Rice /
Loki / Oprah Winfrey / Bono / Al Gore / Terry Fox /
Marlene Dietrich / Nefertiti / Martha Stewart / John
Galt / Thor / Captain America / ET / Bill & Melinda
Gates / Leonard Cohen / Nellie McClung
Small
Groups or
Dyads
Relate the
crux of
the story
Explain how
your brand &
your customers
relate / aspire
to this figure.
creation story / creed /
icons / rituals / sacred
words / non-believers /
a leader
Primal Branding:
Construct of 7
Pieces of Primal
Code that Design
a Belief System
Creating
Communities
around a
belief system
Resonate
Different
Intent to Purchase
vs. How Unique is the
Product:
Uniqueness = the
emotional
connection
2. Territory
Success means never letting the
competition define you. Instead, you
have to define yourself based on a
point of view you care deeply about.
-Tom Chappell
Founder, Tom’s of Maine
The Competition
Create a List of
all factors that
you compete
with them on.
Create a list
of all
players in
your field.
Price
StarPerform
ers
Anim
alShow
sAisle
C
oncessionsM
ultipleArenas
Fun
&
H
um
orThrills&
D
anger
U
niqueVenue
Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Sm
GRAPH YOUR
INDUSTRY
THE SAME
WAY
INTRODUCE
RED OCEAN /
BLUE OCEAN
CONCEPT
PriceStarPerform
ers
Anim
alShow
s
Aisle
C
oncessions
M
ultipleArenasFun
&
H
um
or
Thrills&
D
angerU
niqueVenue
Them
e
M
ultiple
Productions
Artistic
M
usic
&
D
ance
Cirque Du Soleil
Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey
Smaller Regional Circuses
A NewValue
Curve
Reduce
(Well Below
Industry
Standards)
Create
(Industry Has
Never Offered)
Raise
(Well Above
Industry
Standards)
Eliminate
(Industry Takes
For Granted)
Reconstruct Market
Boundaries
Brand Impact
Buzz &
Loyalty
Brand
Image
Prevents
Imitation
Category
Intrigue &
Dominance
{ Episode / Happening / Encounter / Adventure /
Perception / Life / Existence / Taste / Sense /
Live Through / Undergo / Affected By / What
One Meets With / Spiritual Conversion }
3. Experience
Starbucks is an experiential brand
The package design of whole bean coffees matters.
The hours of operation signs on the front door matters.
The way the chocolate-covered espresso beans are
merchandised on the shelves matters.
The music playing in-store matters.
The way baristas dress matters.
The way your espresso drink is prepared and delivered matters.
The promotional sign placed at the main cash register matters.
The lighting in the restrooms matters.
E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G to Starbucks matters.
-John Moore
4 Pleasures:
Physical
Psychological
Social
Value
Communication
Theory for Novices*
* Early stage but showing promise as
individuals who might advance
quickly through the basics.
Speech Act Theory
What you will
say, what you
don’t say, what
you won’t say.
Quantity
Quality
Relation
Manner
Sprezzatura
•Rehearsed Spontaneity
•Appear Effortless
•True art is what does not
seem to be art.
•Life as Art
•Geisha - Every Action is Art
•Persuasiveness
•“There is such a thing as
careful negligence.”
•More beautiful when
unadorned.
Mystery
Sensuality
Intimacy
A complex system that works is
invariably found to have evolved
from a simple system that works.
-John Gaule
Perfection [in design] is achieved
not when there is nothing more to
add, but rather when there is
nothing more to take away.
-Eric Raymond
Simplicity. Clarity.
Grace. Beauty.
It was a revelation to discover how
design could change people’s
behavior. I learned that simply by
altering the graphic content of an
exhibit you could double the
number of people who visited it.
-Gillian Thomas,
formerly of The Science Museum/UK
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