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With no vision, your brand may struggle
What is it to be inspired to action? How do you motivate people? For groups of people to travel to a destination. To collectively choose...

Matt Davies
Jul 18, 20195 min read


7 things to do to discover where your brand is at
I'm often called into businesses to help breathe new life into a brand. The first stage of any project like this requires listening. It...

Matt Davies
Jun 28, 20193 min read


How to re-brand in 6 weeks - not 6 months - with Agile Strategy
Depending on the size of a business it typically takes a good 6-18 months to build a successful brand strategy. Right? Wrong. This is old...

Matt Davies
May 18, 20192 min read


Blue Ocean Strategy - Make competition irrelevant
To win you must smash the competition. This is the basic thinking of most modern businesses. They compete with other brands in their...

Matt Davies
May 10, 20192 min read


Branding & Growth Strategy
Ok, so you want to grow your business. You have ambition. A target. The pressure to show progress. I get it. And I'll share how you can...

Matt Davies
May 2, 20194 min read


Five Brand Building Tips for Startups
I work with all sizes of business. Brand principles apply to them all. But start-ups are in a unique position when it comes to branding....

Matt Davies
Apr 25, 201911 min read


NTU Industry Fellowship Awarded
I’m thrilled to announce that after working with Nottingham Trent University over the last few months I’ve been invited to be an Industry...

Matt Davies
Apr 18, 20191 min read


Brand Motto
A motto represents a brand to the brand's audience. It's everything the brand wants us to understand boiled down into a beautiful and...

Matt Davies
Apr 18, 20191 min read


Podcast: I'm interviewed on Shelf Impactors™
I'm thrilled to announce the release of this Shelf Impactors™ #S2E02Podcast. Hosted by packaging expert Mark Grey of Blue Nectar Design,...

Matt Davies
Apr 15, 20191 min read


Brand Mantra
Mantra's are powerful. They help you manage meaning inside out. A mantra should define everything a brand is and will be one short,...

Matt Davies
Apr 11, 20191 min read


Two Tests Of Brand Value
The business of brand is difficult. Sometimes selling in the idea of "branding" (the discipline of managing meaning from a customer's...

Matt Davies
Mar 28, 20195 min read


Review - Marty Neumeier's Brand Masterclass
I think it's always important to invest time and budget into self development. To be the best you have to learn from the best. So when I...

Matt Davies
Mar 22, 20196 min read


Why businesses should look beyond the numbers.
Numbers. Data. Metrics. Yep - all great. But I believe that businesses today are too focused and shackled to the numbers. Credit:...

Matt Davies
Feb 27, 20197 min read


Extraordinary Podcast
I'm excited to announce I've completed a Podcast with with the amazing Tobias Dahlberg from Helsinki, Finland. Last week he interviewed...

Matt Davies
Feb 18, 20191 min read


The 7 benefits of defining a 'brand story'
Stories help us make sense of the world. It's the same for us personally and when we look to purchase products or services. Consumers...

Matt Davies
Feb 15, 20194 min read


Rebranding - the SWAT team approach
Towards the latter stages of the branding process you will know who you are and why you exist. You will also know how you are going to...

Matt Davies
Dec 3, 20188 min read


Rebel Brand Archetype
Something is wrong in the world and it needs challenging. Pushing back upon. Overturning. Rebelling against. Leading these revolutions...

Matt Davies
Oct 11, 20182 min read


Hero Brand Archetype
There is some evil in the world. It's getting stronger. In the shadows somebody is sharpening their skills, developing and training to be...

Matt Davies
Aug 2, 20182 min read


Magician Brand Archetype
Transformation. Making dreams come true. Changing what it now to what could be through magic. Understanding the way the universe works...

Matt Davies
Jul 12, 20182 min read


Explorer Brand Archetype
Get your jacket. And your boots. And your tent and your canoe. We are off to discover horizons new. This is what the 'Explorer' archetype...

Matt Davies
Jun 21, 20182 min read
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