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Today & Tomorrow belongs to women

“I encourage all women to stand up and believe in themselves. If they don’t stand up, change will not come.” This sentence does not come from just anyone. Malala Yousafzai has suffered one of the worst stories for standing up for women’s right to education in Pakistan. At just 15 years old, she was shot […]


Metabranding: To infinity and beyond

“Instead of looking at a screen, we will be able to live and share an experience”… This is how Mark Zuckerberg began his speech about the metaverse. For curious minds, the word metaverse is composed of the prefix meta-, which in Greek means “beyond”; and verse, referring to the universe. Apart from being able to […]


Branding as the best tool for Sustainability Development Goals

A sustainable brand is one that has successfully integrated environmental, economic and social issues into the range of its business beliefs and operations. But today many companies that consider themselves to be sustainable only meet one-third of this goal. Branding is a powerful tool for a company to live and tell what they believe and […]


Branding Matters

Three decades ago 95% of the average corporation’s value consisted of tangible assets. Today 75% of that average corporation’s value is intangible. Corporate brand and reputation represent more than 40% of the top company’s market capitalization. A business’s most valuable asset is its good name, its brand and reputation, because behind every successful business there […]


Andy Stalman: “Una gran marca no es aquella que no imita a nadie sino aquella a la que nadie puede imitar”

Considerado uno de los principales expertos en marcas del mundo, el cofundador de TOTEM revela cómo llegó el branding a su vida y ofrece su mirada sobre el lugar que ocupan las marcas hoy y cómo evolucionarán en el futuro. Leer Noticia Completa


Una marca es el alma de la empresa

Todos reconocen a las superestrellas contemporáneas como Google, Apple, Nike y Amazon. Y también a Zespri. Pero, ¿cómo se convirtieron en nombres reconocidos globalmente? Leer Noticia Completa


Andy Stalman: ‘El cambio que demanda el planeta no es verde, sino humano’

Andy Stalman, embajador del ciclo i-Talks, reflexiona sobre la sociedad y la industria 5.0 Leer Noticia Completa


Andy Stalman, autor de HumanOffOn: “Las redes sociales no nos han hecho superficiales, mentirosos y agresivos: ya lo éramos”

Internet y las redes sociales ya han cambiado nuestra vida. Pero ¿nos están cambiando también como seres humanos? ¿Nos están haciendo personas diferentes a las que éramos? Leer Noticia Completa