Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s President and COO, comments on their mission and their new product, Nintendo Labo, in the latest press release: Nintendo Labo continues our longstanding mission of making people smile by surprising them with new experiences… It… Continue Reading →
These are relatively new companies that I’ve discovered or I’ve been following that are disrupting their categories. They are of different categories and industries with different models, but one thing they share is their wit and unique brand personalities. Sleepy… Continue Reading →
WeWork’s mission: Create a world where people work to make a life, not just a living. Their values: Inspired Authentic Grateful Entrepreneurial Tenacious Together
Just learned Fiasco Gelato from The Society of Cult Brands. Fiasco was added to their list of Emerging Brands. Here’s how they introduced Fiasco Gelato: The purpose driven team at Fiasco stands by its mission to enrich people’s lives. They… Continue Reading →
Going through Jim Stengel’s book, Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World’s Greatest Companies, came across his definition of what a brand ideal is: A brand ideal is a business’s essential reason for being, the higher-order benefit… Continue Reading →
Here a wonderful piece from John Gruber about the Apple Park and the Steve Jobs Theater, which was unveiled at the Apple Special Event of September 2017. My favorite part from the piece was his thoughts on the opening tribute… Continue Reading →
LINK: How Lego’s Purpose Made It the Most Powerful Brand in the World | IRIS A nice read about how Lego accomplished an amazing turnaround: What followed was a re-organization of the company to ensure that every aspect of the company… Continue Reading →
Link: How Barclays Defined Brand Purpose and Regained Customer Trust | Aaker on Brands A quick read on how Barclays responded to a crisis through purpose-driven marketing. In a crisis, here’s what a brand / company can do to react:… Continue Reading →
Here’s a great video explaining airbnb’s big idea and what their logo represents: And I like how they articulate their mission on their blog: We asked ourselves, “What is our mission? What is the big idea that truly defines Airbnb?”… Continue Reading →