When the folks at Knowledge@Wharton, the publishing arm of University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, asked me to contribute an opinion piece, I was thrilled. The editor provided only two general guidelines for the piece: 1. it should be tied to a brand in the news; and 2. it should convey an opinion (not just […]
(This is the third and final post in a series about Google, the flexible brand. My first two posts covered the ways in which Google has traded rules for flexibility in its branding and brand architecture. Now I turn to the reason behind Google’s approach.) The practice of brand-building is guided by proven principles – […]
(This is the second installment in this series on Google, the flexible brand. In yesterday’s post, I discussed how Google challenges branding conventions with its logo.) A well-designed, well-implemented brand architecture has provided a solid foundation for many companies. Google is no exception – well, except that its brand architecture strategy seems quite unconventional. […]
(This is the first of a 3-part series on Google’s unconventional approach to brand-building.) Google has become one of the world’s greatest brands and it’s done so despite breaking all the branding rules. Common wisdom says that to build a strong brand you need to present your brand in a tightly focused, steadfast manner. But […]