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Tips on how to use storytelling in leadership
Most leadership teams realise that to make any change happen people need to understand what that change is and why it matters to them....

Matt Davies
Oct 9, 20195 min read


Purpose - the essential secret to brand building
A ‘Purpose Statement’. A crisply defined reason why you do what we do. Is it just a fluffy ‘nice to have’? I think not. Why? Because...

Matt Davies
Sep 13, 20195 min read


Do brands really live their values? This tool helps them do so.
There is a disconnect. As a brand consultant, one of the main things I find is a disengagement between the employees of an organisation...

Matt Davies
Aug 27, 20196 min read


Brand strategy - answering the big business questions
Brand strategists like me all have our models. We have boxes and matrixes and pyramids and triangles and pillars and canvases and so on...

Matt Davies
Aug 5, 20192 min read


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


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


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


How to Get strategy to stick - 4 ways
Well-meaning strategies by leadership teams often flop. They somehow fall by the wayside. So that - in effect - they are of no effect. Do...

Matt Davies
Mar 13, 20192 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


Speaking: Metronome Spark Confetti Roadshow
I'm excited to announce that on the 1st of March I'll be speaking at Nottingham's Metronome for Nottingham Trent University at the Spark...

Matt Davies
Feb 25, 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


Now available for consultancy
I'm on the hunt for clients who want to stand out and be more meaningful. Do you find it difficult to STAND OUT? Do you feel that...

Matt Davies
Dec 12, 20183 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


Six thinking hats - The power of parallel thinking
Have you ever been in a room where everybody is arguing and you are getting nowhere fast? It happens all the time. The problem with...

Matt Davies
Aug 16, 20185 min read
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