art piece brand consulting blog, by Scott Silverman, Los Angeles copywriter and brand discovery.

An inside look at Articulated Brands® brand discovery and brand strategy process

The operative phrase I’m going to use when describing a higher standard of brand discovery and brand strategy is simultaneous inquiry.
city at night, branding costs & fees blog, by Scott Silverman, Los Angeles copywriter and brand consultant.

Branding costs & fees depend upon the process selected (creative brief, positioning brief or full brand), timeline and your marketing budget.

As dedicated, passionate brand professionals, we utilize various tools to draw out the company’s essential truths. Which techniques we use and in what quantity is a matter of which initiative we’re working on, and, of course, time and budget.
multicolored rope, branding beliefs and philosophy blog, by Scott Silverman, Los Angeles copywriter and brand consultant.

I believe in some things about branding and business development I simply don’t see practiced anywhere else.

That’s why I founded Articulated Brands® in 2007. I believe that how most have come to define branding (including too many of its practitioners) barely scratches the surface of what it really is, how it should be approached and how much it can do to accelerate your business growth.
art piece brand consulting blog, by Scott Silverman, Los Angeles copywriter and brand discovery.

What Does a Brand Consultant Do?

Too many folks are out there calling themselves brand consultants. In reality, what they provide is image consulting. Drives me nuts. People are investing serious dough into their businesses.
animated man icon brand strategy business blog, by Scott Silverman, Los Angeles copywriter and brand consultant.

The Catch-22 of Financing Brand Strategy Initiatives

For innovative, progressive companies, it’s a relative no-brainer. The competitive need for curiosity, discovery and the path of exploration (R&D) are already in the bloodstream.
ask more questions b2b business blog, by Scott Silverman, Los Angeles copywriter and brand consultant.

B2B branding is quite a bit more challenging than B2C… maybe that’s why I love it so much!

As a Los Angeles branding consultant and the owner of a branding agency, I may not be able to simplify branding into a DIY project, but I can certainly share with you some of the fundamentals.
Man with glasses, 8 branding tips for business

8 Branding Tips to Accelerate Small Business Performance

Branding tips so you, too, can increase customer/client interest and enthusiasm You’ve heard (read) me saying it before, but it bears repeating. Branding isn’t what most people think it is. Sure, it includes fancy names, logos and websites, but beneath all of that, there’s something even bigger and more powerful.
fast food company, Names and Naming blog, by Scott Silverman, Los Angeles copywriter and brand consultant.

As a company naming agency, picking favorites would be like choosing which of your kids you like best. (Sorry, Timmy.)

So, I’m not gonna pick a favorite company name. Not gonna do it. Wouldn’t be prudent. (Man, haven’t made that Bush-Carvey reference in ages!) Nope! Not gonna pick a favorite product name, either.
3 little pigs standing in a row, who had the better marketing or business development plan? Part Two

Genuine brand marketing consulting isn’t about tools of reach. It’s about unleashing your power to reach.

When you’re a little pig who is hungry (hunger, humility & people smarts – see Lencioni’s The Ideal Team Player) for increased leads, revenue and market share, it doesn’t take long to recognize that you’re first going to have increase interest, understanding and enthusiasm.
3 little pigs standing in a row, who had the better marketing or business development plan?

Straw, sticks or brick: which little pig had the better marketing and business development plan?

The straw business thinks in the immediate, and only in terms of the transactional and incremental. He/she most commonly asks, “Which marketing, sales and business development tactic should we be employing right this minute?” Chances of ever owning any meaningful marketplace position or identity are blowin’ in the wind.