style guide design

Style Guide Design as an Immersive Brand Experience

Style Guide Design as an Immersive Brand Experience

The year was 2009. And it marked the last time we developed an actual printed and die-cut licensing program style guide. This highly-immersive piece was created for Hasbro’s The Littlest Pet Shop lifestyle licensing program to announce the brand’s new “paw print” creative strategy, which we established … Read More

how great licensed products are created

How Great Licensed Products are Created

Licensed brands achieve greatness by design. Clear strategy, consistent brand management, implementable tactics, as well as stellar design make superstars among a sea of licensed properties that often fail to live up to expectations. Design is a crucial component of the marketing mix. It represents both art and … Read More

licensed entertainment brands making deeper connections with consumers

How Successful Entertainment Brands Make Deeper Connections

Experiential marketing is a tactic used by brands to appeal to consumers' senses to engage them more meaningfully. Experiential branding goes much deeper. It’'s a powerful differentiator, generating excitement and pleasure for consumers that lead to stronger brand preferences, purchases and loyalty. ••• Entertainment brands are experiential by their … Read More