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What Even Is a Brand Universe?
- The long tail of the internet has provided a way for sovereign creators
and businesses to ‘
niche at scale
‘ in ways not possible at any other time in history, fostering unparalleled creativity and innovation; - The quality of an audience matters;
- Being tiny is mighty;
- Delighting the weird is a superpower;
- When you build a business, you’re building a new
Tiny Worlds: A Manifesto for Sovereign Creators—Attract, Build & Curate an Audience of True Fans
The shift is from one unique big-brand message that’s packed up into a set of “matching luggage” to multiple ideas for multiple audiences based on a single coherent brand platform.
Ray Velez • Converge: Transforming Business at the Intersection of Marketing and Technology
- "Rather than applying the traditional object oriented approach of wrapping a consumer around a product; instead by identifying every opportunity to establish a brand as a cultural institution (that serves the public in it’s operation), the brand consistently fortifies an ethical and moral foundation from which to exist."
Hugh Francis • ✨ Expansive Brands • garden3d research
I often think and write about the importance of “world building” in today’s mixed-media reality: Brands have more control than ever over where and how consumers experience their point of view, from digital feeds and properties to packaging design and retail merchandising. And with that comes many new opportunities to build emotional texture.