Debbie Millman – Debbie Millman on Branding for Social Change

Debbie Millman on Branding for Social Change Learn how to build a strong brand aligned with your social mission and purpose. Brands signal our affiliations. At their best, they tell stories that define, differentiate and humanize organizations and indicate what companies stand for in the world. When executed well, brands can connect us with like-minded people and visions, reflect our values, inspire us to take action, or help us feel part of something bigger than ourselves. For all these reasons, social enterprises and nonprofit organizations working on tackling the world’s most critical challenges like poverty, climate change, sexual violence, or homelessness need to build strong brands. In our fast-moving and chaotic world, it matters more than ever that social change-makers learn how to cut through the noise and get other people to pay attention to their causes, services, and innovations. In this self-paced +Acumen course bundle, Debbie Millman, Mike Bainbridge, Brian Collins, Jennifer Kinon and Bobby Martin will teach any social entrepreneur, nonprofit manager, or social change agent to build a compelling brand identity for their cause or initiative that will get others to sit up, pay attention, and feel connected. What You’ll Gain Access To: 10 page workbook with activities that will help starting to build your brand Tutorial videos from 5 leading experts and authors and accompanying exercises A dynamic forum to share your process with other brand-builders across the social sector A Certificate for successful completion of all course requirements The ability to revisit any section of the course bundle as needed (the course is self-paced and starts whenever you have the time!) About the Instructors: Debbie Millman is an American writer, journalist, educator, artist, curator and designer who is best known as the host of the podcast Design Matters. She has authored six books including Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits and Brand Bible The Complete Guide to Building, Designing and Sustaining Brands. She is the current President Emeritus of AIGA, chair and co-founder of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and Editorial and Creative Director of Print magazine. Named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie has worked with over 200 of the world’s largest brands, including the redesign of Burger King, merchandising for Star Wars, and the positioning and branding of the No More movement. Mike Bainbridge is the Executive Vice President of Design Intelligence at Sterling Brands. He has over 25 years of experience in the brand design business and heads up all strategic planning for all Sterling’s design clients. During his time at Sterling, Mike has pioneered and overseen the development of a host of pre-design planning tools and techniques for the company to help its clients understand and evaluate existing visual equity and consumer/brand relationships through design. He has worked with hundreds of brands including Tropicana, Haagen Dazs, Campbells, Kleenex, Huggies, Rubbermaid, Martell, Celestial Seasonings and Alka-Seltzer. Brian Collins is the Chief Creative Officer and Co-founder of COLLINS. For ten years prior to the founding of COLLINS, Brian was the Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of the brand and innovation division of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. Brian’s clients have included Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Facebook, The Ford Motor Company, Giorgio Armani, IBM, Jaguar Cars, Instagram, Levi Strauss & Co., Mattel, Microsoft, Nike, Spotify, Target, Unilever, The Walt Disney Co., and The Guggenheim Museum. Brian is now a professor at the SVA Graduate Program since 2001. Bobby Martin is the cofounder of the branding agency Original Champions of Design (OCD). In 2017, Fast Company named Bobby Martin one of the Most Creative People in Business. He led an internal design team for Nokia in London where he oversaw brand identity across their global packaging range. He also served as design director of Jazz at Lincoln Center working with Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis to reach new audiences and bring the brand to life. Bobby is now faculty at the School of Visual Arts in NY. Jennifer Kinon is a cofounder and leads business, design and strategy for Original Champions of Design (OCD). Jennifer Kinon worked in Pentagram’s New York City office with Michael Bierut, overseeing a roster of clients including Benetton, NYU, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sesame Street and Barclays Center. She served as Design Director of NYC’s 2012 Olympic Bid. In 2016, Kinon served as Design Director of Hillary for America. Since founding OCD, she has developed brand identity systems for clients that range from the Girl Scouts of the USA to The New York Times and the WNBA. Your Instructor Debbie Millman Named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie Millman is also an author, educator, curator and host of the widely recognized and awarded podcast Design Matters. Debbie is the author of six books, including: How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer and Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits. Her illustrations have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, NewYork Magazine, Print Magazine, Design Observer and Fast Company. Her artwork is included in the Boston Biennale, Chicago Design Museum, Anderson University, School of Visual Arts, Long Island University, The Wolfsonion Museum and the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art. For 20 years, Debbie was the President of Sterling Brands, one of the world’s leading branding consultancies. In 2009 Debbie co-founded with Steven Heller the world’s first graduate program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She is a frequent speaker on design and branding at Universities and Design Associations around the world including: Princeton University, the Hong Kong Design Association, Design Thinkers in Toronto, the Festival of Art and Design in Barcelona, QVED in Munich, ING in Dubai and PS One in China. She has been a juror for competitions including Cannes Lions, The Clio’s, the One Club, and many, many more. Class Curriculum Section 1: Introduction to the Course 1. Welcome to the Course (1:19) 2. Brands for Social Change (2:23) 3. What to Expect in This Course (1:05) 4. What is Branding? (2:00) 5. How Debbie Got Started in Branding (2:27) 6. Exercise: Introduce Yourself 7. Resource: Course Map, Workbook and Exercise 1 Pre-Course Survey Section 2: A Short History of Branding 8. The 5 Waves of Branding (1:04) 9. Wave 1: Brands as Quality and Consistency (2:13) 10. Wave 2: Anthropomorphized Brands (7:26) 11. Wave 3: Brands as Prestige (8:53) 12. Wave 4: Experience Brands (0:56) 13. Wave 5: Limbic Brands (4:01) 14. Wave 5: Individuals and Tribes (1:50) 15. Social Media Backlash (2:55) 16. What the Best Brands Need to Do Now (1:41) Quiz: The Best Brands Today 17. Exercise: Frame Your Brand Challenge Section 3: Debbie’s 5 Steps for Developing a Brand 18. Step 1: Understand the Need for Your Brand (1:47) 19. On Strategy (1:19) Quiz: Strategic Reason for Being 20. Step 2: Get Input From Your Potential Audience (1:05) 21. On Research (3:21) Quiz: Research 22. Step 3: Position Your Brand in the Marketplace (0:48) 23. Develop a Brand Positioning Statement (2:37) Quiz: Brand Positioning 24. Steps 4 and 5: Bring Your Brand to Life and Market (0:40) 25. Brands for Social Change (2:16) 26. Case Study: The No More Campaign (6:42) 27. Framework Applied to No More Campaign (2:17) 28. What to Keep in Mind When Developing a Brand (2:05) 29. Exercise: Apply the first 3 Steps of Debbie’s Framework to Build a Great Brand Section 4: Speak the Language of Brands 30. Brand Equity (1:15) Start Quiz: Brand Equity 31. Brand Evolution (3:21) 32. Brand Architecture (2:29) 33. The Difference Between Branding, Marketing, and PR (3:04) Quiz: Brand Evolution Section 5: Mike Bainbridge on Research for Branding 34. How Mike got into Brand Strategy (1:21) 35. Conducting Qualitative Research (4:57) 36. Conducting Quantitative Research (3:01) Quiz: Conducting Qualitative or Quantitative Research 37. Structuring Questions (3:36) 38. Doing Diagnostic Research (4:35) 39. Doing Projective Research (2:01) Quiz: Diagnostic vs. Projective Research 40. Researching for Social Change (1:55) 41. Focus Groups (3:12) 42. Moderating Focus Groups (4:03) 43. Mapping the Experience Journey (7:09) 44. Preparing Research Materials (8:08) 45. Screener Example (2:30) 46. Discussion Guide Example (1:47) 47. Creating Stimulus for Research (3:07) 48. Diagnostic Research Example (4:12) 49. Projective Research Example (2:45) 50. Qualitative Data Analysis (1:10) 51. Quantitative Data analysis (3:00) 52. The Creative Brief (4:07) 53. Identifying Core Values (5:44) 54. Discovering Target Customers (8:28) Quiz: Values and Target Customers 55. When Research Goes Wrong (5:54) 56. Using Research to Innovate (4:05) 57. Research for Social Change (4:09) 58. Emotional Connection to Brand (1:25) Section 6: Brian Collins on Brand Mission and Positioning 59. How Brian Started in Branding (3:34) 60. Anticipating Needs (4:15) Quiz: Brand Design 61. On Branded Content (5:50) 62. On Storytelling (3:36) 63. The Three Pillars of Branding (1:55) Quiz: The Pillars of Branding 64. On Archetypes (5:26) 65. The Dove Campaign (8:12) 66. Branding for Legacy Brands (6:12) 67. Branding Climate Protection (5:33) 68. Design for Change (6:23) 69. Branding for Social Entrepreneurs (4:21) Section 7: Original Champions of Design on Rebranding and Visual Expression 70. The Meaning of Branding for OCD (2:59) 71. Branding for Non-Profits and For-Profits (1:18) 72. Case Study: The Girl Scouts of the USA (2:31) 73. Rebranding (4:54) Quiz: Rebranding 74. Positioning (5:19) 75. Building Trust Within the Organization (6:14) Quiz: Building Trust in a Rebranding Process 76. Research (4:25) 77. Interviewing Extremes (1:51) 78. The Creative Brief (5:36) 79. Design (2:38) Quiz: From Brand Research to Design 80. Iteration (4:01) 81. Implementation (9:52) 82. Brand Launch (4:09) 83. Rebranding for a Social Cause (1:23) Exercise: Apply the first 3 Steps of Debbie’s Framework to Build a Great Brand Section 8: Branding for Social Change 84. Branding for Social Entrepreneurs (2:07) 85. Resources on Branding (0:57) 86. Closing Words (1:55) Complete the Post-Course Satisfaction Survey 87. Exercise: Reflect on Your View of Branding BONUS: Free Preview of +Acumen Master Class BONUS: Preview Another +Acumen Master Class with Seth Godin (3:41)