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Brand Language Essentials

From strategy and naming to tone of voice and messaging – here’s everything you need to know about building a verbal brand.

What is verbal branding?

What makes a good brand name, and how to find the right name for your business.

What is brand naming?

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Wish We Made That: Studio Dumbar on rebranding the Netherlands

Designing for a national identity

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A conversation about strategy and sound, finding the voice of a transit system, and musical robots

Wish we made that: Sonic branding with Why Do Birds

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Wish We Made That: XXIX's Jacob Heftmann on building Index

Putting people at the center of creative practice

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Wish We Made That: Magpie Studio on its Aero rebrand

Finding branding gold beneath the industrial surface

Wish We Made That

Better Words season 2

Check out our new brand writing webinars

Better Words season 1

Naming? Brand voice? Writing in a crisis? We have webinars for that

Cutting onion editing

Three simple ways to edit your writing

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Terms

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The blood. The oil. The main event.

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Unmistakable flavour

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A bit on the nose

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The writing’s on the wall, baby

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Cool. CALM. Consistent.

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The invitation: smart-casual

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Culture from every angle

How you speak tells people who you are. We’ll bring a consistent, flexible personality to your voice across every touchpoint. And train your teams to do it themselves.

Voice

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Grab life by the handlebars

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Under construction

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Scrub up, look sharp

What should you be saying to this audience, at this moment, through this channel? We’ll develop messages that meet the moment and add up to a powerful, distinctive story.

Brand messaging

Companies, products, sports... we’ve named them all. Our strategic process, honed over years, is pragmatic as well as creative – delivering inspired, ownable names.

Naming

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schuh do you

No more endless decks of strategy waffle. Drawing on a deep understanding of your objectives and culture, we build a clear, robust, actionable platform for your future.

Brand strategy

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Turning patties into poetry

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A voice to be heard

Advertising, websites, packaging, social, UX, films, events... From big idea to final draft, we write sparkling, persuasive copy that reinforces your brand with every word.

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