Brand strategy blog — Let's talk branding

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I’m Stef Hamerlinck. A brand designer and strategist. I founded Let’s talk branding so I can help other designers learn more about strategy, design and branding.

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Jul 21

Jul 21 Epic fails in branding.

Stef Hamerlinck

In this solo episode, I walk you through some of the most 'epic fails' in branding. Mistakes I made or I see other people in the industry make. How not to execute a branding project and how to avoid those mistakes.

Jul 6

Jul 6 Brand naming, a crash course.

Stef Hamerlinck

In this episode, I give a 'crash course' on brand naming. How important is the brand name for a brand? How do we decide whether we need a new name? And how do actually craft a new brand name? Let's find out!

Jun 29

Jun 29 Jo McKinney - The value of strategy for startups.

Stef Hamerlinck

In this episode, I talk with Jo McKinney, CEO of Burns group, a leading brand transformation, and advertising company. We talk about the value of strategy for startups and how 'startup-mentality' can help big brands grow.

Jun 22

Jun 22 Selling brand strategy.

Stef Hamerlinck

In this episode, we talk about a 'hairy' subject: "selling brand strategy". We take a look at some of the most important aspects of strategic selling: mindset, conversations, pricing, positioning, ...

Jun 15

Jun 15 Rory Sutherland - Behavioural economics for brand builders.

Stef Hamerlinck

We talk with Rory Sutherland, vice chairman at Ogilvy. Rory is an expert in behavioural economics. We talk about the surprising power of ideas that don't make sense and how to build better brands.

Jun 8

Jun 8 Micro and macro trends in brand strategy.

Stef Hamerlinck

Podcast episode about understanding the macro trends and micro trends in brand strategy. How to balance them.

Jun 1

Jun 1 Mark Pollard - Strategy is your words.

Stef Hamerlinck

In this episode, I talk with Mark Pollard, founder of Mighty Jungle, podcast host and author of 'Strategy is your words'. We talk about the importance of words for strategy. How to gain insights and write a brief that is inspiring.

May 25

May 25 Wiemer Snijders - Understanding patterns

Stef Hamerlinck

May 18

May 18 Mark Pytlik - Digital creativity for brands

Stef Hamerlinck

In this episode I talk with Mark Pytlik, CEO and founder of Stink Studios, a creative advertising and digital experience company. Having worked with brands such as Google, Beats, Casper, Spotify, ... Mark knows how to leverage technology to build better brand experiences.

May 11

May 11 Giles Edwards - Sensible marketing

Stef Hamerlinck

In this episode, I talk with Giles Edwards, founder of Gasp!, a media-neutral, independent marketing agency based in the UK.