The Importance of a Strong Brand Identity - Does it matter for B2B Businesses? As organizations we all strive to be successful in what we do (whatever your definition of success is). In that pursuit, we often turn to a variety...
Beyond the Party: The Strategic Importance of Year-End Corporate Celebrations
Oh, it's that time of year again—when HR, Marketing, and Sales teams join forces to work towards one common goal: the end-of-year and Christmas corporate celebration. Whether it's for internal team bonding or client...
Strategic Branding and User Experience: Bridging the Gap Between Brand Experience and User Interaction
Strategic branding blends user experience with emotional brand interactions, online and offline. TIF creates holistic experiences that build trust, loyalty, and meaningful consumer connections.
Beyond Cookies: Reflections on privacy in Digital Marketing
The shift away from third-party cookies demands innovation in privacy-focused data strategies. First-party and zero-party data, along with contextual targeting, offer alternatives to build trust and user security.
Data-Driven Strategy: Building Trust at the Intersection of Data Ethics and Cybersecurity
Data-driven marketing demands ethical data use and cybersecurity. As third-party cookies phase out, brands must protect user privacy, comply with laws, and build trust to stay competitive in the digital age.
Building a Strong Organisational Culture in Times of Change: Keys for Employer Branding
In 2024, thriving companies will prioritize innovation, generational inclusion, and leadership well-being, fostering a culture of empathy, flexibility, and continuous learning.
Strategic Design in Times of Change: Beyond Aesthetics
Design is crucial in a crisis-driven era. Brands must embrace creativity to drive environmental and social innovation for true transformation.
Strategic Branding in the era of Brandless: Beyond the Apple stereotype.
Strategic branding today demands more than trendy changes; it requires a revolution of values to ensure brands are genuine, impactful, and socially responsible.
Navigating Permacrisis: The Importance of Contextual Research in Business 2024 and Beyond
Amid permacrisis, businesses must prioritize contextual research to adapt and grow, leveraging strong culture and emerging tech for sustainable success.
Things to Consider When Building a New Website in 2024 +
A website is a company’s letter of introduction. It’s where you proclaim what you have to say and, ultimately, what your business is about. It should showcase your brand’s values and purpose while organically connecting with your audience.
Rainbow Washing in The Era of Branding Insights from TIF
Brands worldwide paint themselves with the colours of the rainbow, declaring their support for the LGBTQ+ community. Inclusion is at the forefront of global conversation. Those who are otherwise considered minorities, outsiders, and even misfits are given a platform. If only for this month, their stories actually matter.
How Marketing can Support a Better Future for All
Our world needs more conscious people and businesses. How are you planning to impact the world? – This was the final statement of my first-ever intervention in public before becoming officially a Brand Consultant at The Ideas Factory.
Redefining the Pyramid of Value
Traditionally in the structure of a marketing strategy design based on people’s behavior, it is important to consider the pyramid of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a fundamental element to know the physiological, security,...
Market Research: Do You Really Need It?
First, What is Market Research? Market research, also known as a market study, is a collection of techniques that collect data and information to paint a clear and concise picture of the current state of the market in which you...
Good Ideas are Not Enough
Genius is 1% Inspiration, 99% Perspiration. This is what Thomas Edison said about a century ago. We have libraries full of books talking about that 1%, with great examples like The Innovator’s Dilemma (Clayton...