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Delight your customer: A Liverpool branding company’s bright video

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Posted on Sun, Sep 04, 2011, by Dipika Kohli

A beautiful example of how to bring a concept to life: a branding company walks you through the key elements of their (and most branding companies’!) process.

This from Uniform:

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7 Tips for Startup Marketing

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Posted on Tue, May 31, 2011, by Akira Morita

Last week, I got to talk with some of the bright minds hard at work at the Durham Startup Stampede. The Stampede is a startup incubator with a downtown rejuvenation thrown in for a twist. Two months of rent-free space right downtown. Opportunities to meet investors, experts and advisors. Inspire each other in a friendly, coworking environment.

The Stampede concludes today. But many will stay in downtown to continue their ventures. As a ‘good luck’ present to all the participants and other startups everywhere striving for their success, here’s a quick 7-point tips/things I learned and observed that I think applies to the unique challenge of marketing a startup.

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How I Name Things

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Posted on Mon, Jan 24, 2011, by Akira Morita

When I started out as a graphic designer (well, more like a greeting-cards/t-shirt/brochure/logo hack) nearly two decades ago, I never thought I’d be getting paid for, never mind interested in, naming things. But now, naming is a big part of what we do. The more I learned about branding and identity design, the more I realized naming is a hugely important part of creating a compelling brand…

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Can you be the shirt-less dancing guy?

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Posted on Mon, Jan 10, 2011, by Akira Morita

Something interesting that I stumbled on today…

Very thought-provoking commentary/interpretations (check out the blog posts by others below), but my personal lesson number one would be:

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Get it out now!

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Posted on Sat, Jun 05, 2010, by Akira Morita

This morning, I had a conversation with Scott McDowel, a business coach who helps “creative professionals and small business owners in self-expression, good business and money making.” He is currently offering Read On...

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Twitter: business or personal?

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Posted on Wed, May 19, 2010, by Akira Morita

Do you use Twitter for your business? There’s an interesting discussion on whether to use business name or personal name for your twitter account(s). Says Morgan Siem, Social Media Strategist at Media Two Interactive:

Having a…

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Invocation of a song

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Posted on Tue, May 18, 2010, by Akira Morita

I’ve been reading and re-reading a book titled War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Powerful stuff. I suggest you pick it up even if you…

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Are you listening?

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Posted on Sat, May 01, 2010, by Akira Morita

By now, you probably have considered using Facebook and/or Twitter for your marketing, at least once. Hopefully, you also thought: “I should really be updating my blog more often.”

Yes. And yes. Those are good realizations.…

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Changes That Are Afoot

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Posted on Mon, Apr 05, 2010, by Akira Morita

Some things have changed since we’ve started Lightfoot Branding. This post is the first of a series that I will run in the next few weeks where I share my ideas and map out the next steps for this project.

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7 Marketing tips

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Posted on Tue, Mar 23, 2010, by Akira Morita

Are you setting up your sales right? Design Kompany’s Dipika Kohli summarized a gem of a conversation from an event that she attended. These are great tips that you can apply today. Easier said than done?…

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