Brand Essense: Using Sense, Symbol and Story to Design Brand Identity

Branding has reached a new frontier. In the future, brands will have to appeal to more than one or two of the classic five senses. Branding expert Neil Gains shows both the science and the practical applications of how this can be done, and links symbolism and storytelling to sensory experience in brand marketing.

Drawing on the latest research and design thinking Brand esSense shows how brands can link storytelling archetypes and symbolism to customer experience to build a multi-sense phenomenon. This groundbreaking book provides innovative branding tools for evaluating where a brand is on the sensory and storytelling scale, analyzing its potential and giving it a clear pathway to optimizing its unique sensory appeal.

Author: Neil Gains
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 11/26/2013
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780749470012

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2014

About the Author
Neil Gains works in the areas of cultural understanding, brand identity and sensory design. He has a doctorate in psychology and sensory science and worked for Cadbury Schweppes for more than 10 years in R&D and sensory research, before moving to Asia with AMI (later Synovate) to manage their Asia Pacific innovation practice. Neil founded TapestryWorks in April 2010 and currently lives in Singapore