That smelly old tent
I recounted a story from my youth to a new client recently, extolling the fact that they were a great British manufacturer with almost two centuries of history and they made great quality British products. It was a classic story of an old, faded green (or it could have been blue) tent that my Dad would bring out on family outings and mini-breaks. It was a heavy canvas affair, with sturdy guy ropes, big brass
10 Reasons to Believe in a Creative Agency
Your brand is more than a logo. It should have an identity, a language, a story. Consumers don’t decide to buy because they like a logo; they buy because they feel an emotional connection to the brand’s personality, believe in its values and take pride in the qualities that endorsing that brand represents about themselves. This connection is not created through a logo alone. Working with a creative agency like Westbrook gets you so much
People count
In 2019 research showed… (now I know many will wince at an article that starts like this but bear with it, it’s pretty interesting…) that shoppers were actively avoiding the wave of self-serve checkouts and online automation that appeared in favour of staffed stores. The report noted that consumers actually value the tactile experience and human interaction over the distance that self-serve puts between them and the product. The drive for a traditional customer service
A Sense of Place
As you stroll to your local cafe or perhaps simply take an amble in your park you’ll likely take your surroundings for granted. What you don’t realise is that by you simply being there, part of that micro-climate and community, interacting in your own unique way, you are adding to its ‘sense of place’.
This is design you’ve been looking for
Design, right now, couldn’t be more important, and we’re not just saying that because we’re biased. On the most fundamental level, well designed visual cues - we’re talking posters, signage, floor-markings - all play a critical role in signposting public safety, but there’s no excuse for these to be boring.
You are your brand
They say image is everything, and in the virtual world that’s really all you’ve got. Where we once greeted each other with a handshake, we now announce ourselves with a screen name.
Selling online is more accessible than you think
It's quite staggering that in times like these, we have turned to technology to keep us connected with the world, ironic after so many bodies telling us for months we are in technology saturation. The Zoom call has replaced the board room for meetings, the smartphone is the new choice for cinematography and e-commerce is keeping us supplied with all the necessaries… and in some cases unnecessaries. For many businesses the prospect of commerce on-line is
Managing your brand in a crisis
When crunch time comes, how you promote your brand in a crisis says an awful lot about your brand. You need to give the average consumer a lot of credit, they can see straight through the ‘BS’ and shoddy attempts to promote yourself or profiteer in a time of crisis will not go un-noticed. Your brand equity is hugely valuable to you and bad decisions now can whip that from under you in a breath.