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Dan Wieden on Brands, Ideas and Storytelling

May 9, 2015 By Ron Dawson

Dan Wieden is the CEO, co-founder, and creative director for one of the world’s most iconic brand and ad agencies, Wieden+Kennedy (Nike, Old Spice, Coke). In this Shoulders of Giants video, Dan shares some great insight on branding, ideas, being real with clients, passion, and what’s in store for the future.

A few of my favorite take-aways:

  • A brand is a human relationship.

“If a brand isn’t human, it’s not really worth shit.”

  • Sometimes what looks like a flower is a weed, and what looks like a weed is a flower.
  • Put everything on the table. Forget who’s client and who’s agency and ask, “Is this thing working?”

I encourage you to watch the whole video to gleans the rest of his sage advice. I particularly like what he says at the end.

Saturday Matinee

This is my first in what I plan will be a weekly series of blog posts called “Saturday Matinee” (#SatMat), where I find some inspiring short film or video then share a few take-aways. My hope is to curate some content “off the beaten path”. Most of them won’t be the Vimeo staff picks with 250,000+ views or the YouTube viral video phenoms. They may be small, but they’ll pack a powerful punch. I want #SatMats to be a source of new education and inspiration for you.

If you find a film or video you think would be a good candidate, email me. Also, let me know what you think about what Dan shared.

[Feature image (c) Atelier Pictures.]

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Filed Under: Blog, Branding Tagged With: #SatMat, branding, Saturday Matinee, storytelling

About Ron Dawson

Ron is a writer, filmmaker, speaker, author, coach, and host of Radio Film School. He does brand and content marketing for the media and tech industries at Blade Ronner Media.

Comments

  1. Andrew says

    May 11, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    Ron,
    I love the #SatMat idea. For me, it’s a way to learn more from you.

    • Ron Dawson says

      May 12, 2015 at 7:01 am

      Thanks Andrew. I appreciate the compliment. We have some exciting projects planned, so stay tuned… 🙂

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