• LOVE

    From birth, we are destined to love. For love is a language with infinite meanings, and it can only be learned through experience. Love is the pillar of life, without love meaning is lost. One should always be optimistic about life and continue the journey. There is always a silver lining with love, so no…


  • BRANDING – PART 8

    The quest of a brand is loyalty, but how does a brand aquire loyalty. Think of apple, at their worst the company began their revival by reminding customers of who they are, but more importantly why they began. Apple stood for differentiation, they challenged the status quo, they just did things differently. And when Steve…


  • BRANDING – PART 4

    Firstly, branding does not change your brand, but your strategy. Secondly, we cannot stress how important the story is, as every story has its own unique roots. The best of brands create relationships with consumers, hence why the fuel of branding is emotions. Which brings us to the third necessity, Emotional Branding! EB is the cherry…


  • BRANDING – Part 3

    To stand out, one must differentiate. You might have a great product but not a perfect one. The cherry on top is down to 5 key things, and the department store Harrods has this on lock. In the marketing context, these 5 key things are known as the 5 senses.  I have worked for Harrods three…


  • BRANDING – Part 2

    The first step to branding is engraving belief. If you don’t believe the potential your brand has, then who will? You see, the destiny of a brand should be affection and that begins with you. You have to be the first person who will love your brand, as love is a brands best friend. The…


  • WORK

    They say good things come to those who wait, I say “Good things come to those who Work.” Yes, we should hope and dream, but we must not sit and wait. If you have a dream, an ambition, a business plan – that’s just step 1 my friend. You see, everything creative starts with an…


  • GIVING BACK

    I was always a quiet child, but a very emotional one. They say the most emotional people are the most creative & that is what I’m doing … giving back.  My mother is a special woman and the majority will say the same about theirs alive (or sadly not at present) but remember, one day you…


  • STORIES

    An irresistible brand contains a variety of ingredients, the main being its story. Some stories are timeless, others are nostalgic, whilst few are exceptional. In the very first page I wrote the following, “we believe that each brand has a story, if it doesn’t then this is a marketing crime,” so yes, I am very serious!…


  • TYPOGRAPHY

    Art also exists in typography and searching for fonts that pair well together is a quest, but once found it is a magnet to the eye. The infusion of serifs with sans serifs is crucial, however not all are destined to blossom. It takes experimentation along with taste to establish a connection, and the result…


  • CREATIVITY

    From my academic experience (amounting to 6 years) I have learned that being critical is not bad, unless when one is too critical then you ultimately doubt yourself. I am naturally creative and played the piano from an early age, so academic life taught me the other side, both of these were a blessing. I…