Book Recommendation: The Innovators Handbook
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Matt Davies
- Sep 6
- 2 min
Workshop rules - create a collaborative atmosphere
Workshops are magical things. They help extract ideas from inside peoples heads. They cause participants to frame their thoughts, build...
Matt Davies
- May 26
- 3 min
Problem framing & the elevator problem
The problem with problems Customer problems, process problems, sales problems, marketing problems, operational problems, finance...
Matt Davies
- May 4
- 1 min
Branding & Tech - Branderz Magazine
I was excited to contribute to global magazine Branderz in their latest Special edition (no. 26): "Branding & Tech: Digital Currencies &...
Matt Davies
- Feb 18
- 2 min
Book recommendation - “Brand Naming”
“Brand Naming” is a super book by the brilliant Rob Meyerson. It literally has everything (and I mean everything!) you need to know about...
Matt Davies
- Nov 29, 2021
- 4 min
Questions about using archetypes in branding.
As many people will know who read my content, I'm a huge fan of using archetypes in my work. What are archetypes? They are patterns of...
Matt Davies
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
Just Branding - Best of Season 2 out now
I do feel very fortunate. Every few weeks myself and my co-host of the JUST Branding Podcast, the notorious Australian 🇦🇺 Jacob Cass,...
Matt Davies
- Sep 29, 2021
- 6 min
Mapping the Brand Experience
Branding is not marketing. It is much bigger and more important than simply a logo and some fonts. As I often say, “branding is the...
Matt Davies
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
Level C Artisan workshop with Marty Neumeier
I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that I'm leading a Level C Artisan Workshop alongside the one and only, Marty Neumeier. Level C Level...
Matt Davies
- Aug 5, 2021
- 5 min
Branding and Employer Value Proposition
I’ve found in my work as a brand consultant that the concept of branding is being taken up by businesses and applied to areas which...
Matt Davies
- Jun 22, 2021
- 4 min
Book review/recommendation: The Culture Map
For all of those business leaders out there looking to navigate global management dynamics I can do no better than to recommend the...
Matt Davies
- Jun 10, 2021
- 11 min
20 tips on facilitating brand workshops
I’ve found that my workshops are at the heart of my success as a brand consultant. How do you engage, thrill and inspire people to...
Matt Davies
- Jun 5, 2021
- 3 min
5 Step Technique for Producing Ideas
Are you in need an idea? Coming up with ideas in any field is sometimes hard. In business and in brand strategy, great ideas are always...
Matt Davies
- Apr 13, 2021
- 2 min
COMET - A framework to help Global Brands assess and create value
I always like to learn about new and helpful tools and methods that I can bring to my work. Recently I’ve been reading the excellent book...
Matt Davies
- Dec 18, 2020
- 4 min
My Most Popular Posts of 2020
2020. Flip! What a year! One thing I’ve tried to do though is to continue to blog through it all. At the start (BC - the time Before...
Matt Davies
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Let's talk brand - full interview for Marketer+ & WSB University Gdansk
A few weeks ago I was privileged to be interviewed by the brilliant ŁUKASZ MURAWSKI for the Polish magazine Marketer+ and Wyższa Szkoła...
Matt Davies
- Dec 10, 2020
- 6 min
Review - Marty Neumeier's Brand Masterclass 2
Most people who know me know that I’m a huge fan of personal development and self-improvement (and there is always a lot to improve). If...
Matt Davies
- Nov 30, 2020
- 4 min
The 16 Basic Human Desires - An Introduction
I'm always advising my clients to get a better understanding of their customers. We have to if we are going to remain relevant. We need...
Matt Davies
- Oct 15, 2020
- 4 min
An armful of Brand Strategy books I couldn’t do without
Anyone who knows me knows I love books and self-development. It's so important to keep your mind-expanding and continually improving how...
Matt Davies
- Sep 21, 2020
- 12 min
Review of Marty Neumeier’s METASKILLS challenge
How do you develop the skills of ‘feeling’, ’seeing’ ‘dreaming’, ‘making’ ‘learning’? How do you stretch your mind so that it can add...