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Explore our latest thinking on brand, business and creativity, from deeper Studio Papers and original perspectives to observations, stories and ideas from inside the studio.
Have you ever heard the saying, ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me?’ Well, we’ll have to agree to disagree here. Words can cause feelings of pain and loneliness – even without meaning to.
Social media dominates our lives and influencer culture has transformed the way we connect with brands. Amongst this, Jamie Azzopardi stands out as a voice of authenticity. A celebrated celebrity fashion stylist and internet personality, Jamie has built a career
Instagram carousels aren’t just a good-looking way to fill your feed. They’re one of the most flexible content formats on Instagram, giving brands more space to educate, explain, showcase and tell a story without cramming everything into one post. They
Capturing your customer’s attention with compelling copy is an art and a skill that can be honed and practised over time. But finding your way with words and wowing with wisdom and wit can be the difference between a sale
The reputation-reality gap is a long-held theory that occurs when a brand’s or individual’s reputation doesn’t match reality. Reputation is essentially a matter of stakeholder perception, and reality is the truth. With an influx of consumer demand regarding corporate social
There are over 3 million apps (and counting!) available for consumers to download every day. We’re a tech-y bunch, with the average smartphone user spending around 818 minutes in-app weekly. 20% of this time is spent on social media platforms.
Feel like you’re in a content rut? We all know how tough it can be to constantly come up with killer social media content that both engages your current audience and attracts new ones simultaneously. To help inspire you, we
The social media advertising industry is a 200 billion dollar industry, and it is growing exponentially every year. With such a big industry, it’s common to wonder whether it’s worth your business advertising on social media. Every business is different,
Starting a new business can be daunting, and knowing where to start is hard. You need to decide on your business structure and type, choose a name, create your brand identity, and develop some corporate stationery. Then, there’s working out
Being different isn`t the same as being distinctive.
A business can have a genuine point of difference and still be difficult to remember. It can also offer something remarkably similar to its competitors and become the brand people recognise first.
That`s because differentiation and distinction do two different jobs.
Differentiation gives people a reason to choose you.
Brand distinction gives them something to recognise, remember and associate with you.
And while differentiation often looks sideways at competitors, distinction starts by looking inward. At the stories, beliefs, experiences, relationships and perspectives that already make a business unmistakably itself.
Because the goal isn`t to be different for the sake of it but to become more confidently and recognisably yourself.
Our latest Studio Paper explores Brand Distinction vs Differentiation, why both matter and where lasting distinction actually comes from.
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Attention and brand building aren’t always the same thing.
We believe having a perspective is one of the most important parts of building a distinctive brand. But there’s a difference between sharing an opinion because you genuinely believe it and sharing one because you know it will get a reaction.
Trends can be useful, controversial opinions can start conversations, and reach can absolutely be valuable.
But if the perspective you’re putting out there doesn’t align with what you genuinely believe, how you work or what you want your brand to be known for, what is that attention actually building?
Brand strategy is the long game.
Your perspective should have enough conviction behind it that you’re willing to stand by it long after the views, comments and algorithm have moved on.
Attention might make you visible but it’s conviction that will make you memorable.
We’ve seen some interesting conversations lately about where brand strategy ends and brand identity begins, particularly around whether things like logos, colour and typography are really that important.
Our perspective? They shouldn’t be separated in the first place.
Colour, typography, symbolism, imagery, language and tone aren’t simply aesthetic choices made once the “important” strategic work is finished.
When they’re done well, they’re strategic decisions.
They’re informed by what the brand believes, where it’s going, who it needs to connect with, what makes it distinctive and what we want people to recognise and associate with it over time.
We don’t finish the strategy and then ask, ‘Okay, what should this look like?’
The identity is already taking shape through the strategic process.
Because good brand identity is strategic thinking made visible. Not just decoration!
Posting isn’t dead. Boring content is. 👀
You can still promote your business, your services and what you do, but the way you package it matters.
Create content people actually want to stop, watch and engage with first. Sell second.
Because good marketing shouldn’t always feel like marketing.
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Meet Leanne, Co-founder, Creative Director and the curious mind behind a lot of the brands that come through our studio.
She`s usually the one asking why? (and then asking it another five times), digging into the stories, people and ideas behind a business before working out how they can take shape visually.
Outside the studio, you’ll probably find Leanne painting with symphonic metal playing in the background, halfway through a fantasy novel, out exploring with Toby and Simon, or at a gig.
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Happy Father’s Day to the dads behind the Oraco team 💛
To our dads, stepdads, partners who are dads, and all the father figures who have supported us, shaped us and made us laugh along the way, today is for you.
And a very happy Father’s Day to all the dads and father figures in our wider Oraco community. We hope you’re feeling very loved and appreciated today x
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