5 steps to define your brand aesthetic
Combined, words and images hold a unique power to can shape our collective consciousness and inspire change. Join me as we explore five key steps to defining your brand identity and aesthetic.
Kill your content: the many reasons this article shouldn’t exist
Being a chameleon is part and parcel for brand marketers, but we must reject content that doesn’t meet our standards. Our audiences (and our souls) will thank us for it.
Brands, empty connections, and the search for authenticity
We want a brand that speaks to us honestly and includes us in the outcome. Maybe we all just need to “Howl.”
The importance of authenticity in branding: lessons from ghost kitchens and beyond
The problem with ghost brands is that they can feel like a deception. When consumers discover a product they believed was unique is just a repackaged version of something else, it can erode their trust and loyalty.
The singularity myth of personal branding
“Personal brand” as one single brand is a myth. Let’s use today’s requirements for context switching to build maps we use to face the world.
The trouble with untempered triumph: navigating the blurred lines of brand
I’ve got a bone to pick with the brands that promise to solve all my problems from day one. The ones that stick around are also those that are most willing to grow.
The joy of riffing: when play fuels creativity
Riffing has taught me to embrace the unexpected, to follow the wild tangents of my mind, and to trust in the generative power of language itself.
Thriving as a Jill of all trades
How often do we, as professionals with broad skill sets, forget about our own expertise? Broad expertise is a superpower. Embrace it in your career. The world needs more Jills like you.
Break the rules to write like a pro
Copywriting should be conversational—from one person to another. Because complexity is overrated and underperforming. And conjunctions naturally stand out.
The power of design thinking in brand writing
Magic happens when we bring our whole selves to our work. By embracing design thinking principles, we open ourselves up to new ways of seeing, understanding, and problem-solving.