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Perspectives on the discipline of brand.
Short, clear writing on strategy, audits, and building identities that last.
Analysis·April 2026·4 min read
Brand projects don't fail on budget. They fail on ownership.
In most organizations a brand doesn't break for lack of money. It breaks for lack of a clear owner of the decision.
Read articleFramework·March 2026·5 min read
The decision-ownership model: who decides what, and at which level.
Effective brand management isn't centralizing every decision, nor distributing them all. It's matching each decision to the level that should own it.
ReadFramework·February 2026·4 min read
Control vs flexibility: a balance, not a choice.
A brand lives on two axes: control and flexibility. Where it sits between them decides whether it stays coherent or drifts.
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