TOTEM Times
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Reflections on nation branding and country branding
A nation’s identity is its most valuable asset, influencing its economic, diplomatic, and cultural standing. This challenge has created a strategic convergence between nation branding and country branding, two concepts that, while often used interchangeably, represent distinct approaches to a nation’s global image. The most forward-thinking strategies recognize that the future lies in their deliberate […]
You don’t have to adapt to change, you have to generate it
A phrase that is repeated a lot in the team (not least because it was coined by our CEO), and which we believe truly demonstrates the true way of approaching things. You’re almost always waiting for others to do something so you can learn from them and apply that knowledge to your life and work. […]
A meeting that will set the tone for the future
When a country decides to talk about its brand, it is deciding to talk about its essence. And there is no decision more strategic or more decisive for its future. The fact that Andy Stalman was invited to share his vision at the “7th Image of Chile Meeting” organized by Marca Chile is not just […]
The way people search, interact, and decide on the internet is changing radically
At 2 years, 7 months, and 22 days old, ChatGPT processes more than 2.5 billion interactions per day. Google processes approximately 14 billion searches per day. ChatGPT received nearly 1 billion prompts per day a year ago. Gemini and other generative AIs are growing, but it’s still estimated they receive a fraction of ChatGPT’s traffic. […]
Prezero: how you make people feel is your brand
At TOTEM Branding, we firmly believe that the most powerful brands not only say what they are, but show it and live it at every touchpoint. That’s why we are deeply proud and grateful to share the project for the new corporate headquarters in Madrid for PreZero Spain. PreZero is much more than a leading […]
UBBO: 180° Rebranding and the Birth of Portugal’s First Shopping Resort
At TOTEM Branding, we are passionate about being catalysts for bold transformations. And few projects better illustrate that ambition than the 180° rebranding we led for UBBO in Portugal. It was as much about reinventing an experience as it was about transforming a brand from a traditional model to a fundamental, vibrant, and memorable part […]
Designing a culture isn’t about writing a document. It’s about igniting a movement.
It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to (literally) write the soul of an organization. That’s what we did with the PEGASUS FOUNDATION’s Cultural Identity Book. But it would be unfair to call it a project. It was much more. It meant looking beyond the manuals to understand what truly unites a team: […]
Does working from home destroy corporate culture?
To end the week, the TOTEM Branding team has this gift for all HR, talent, and culture managers, people managers, and leaders of companies and organizations. The answer to the million-dollar question mentioned in this post title: Amid the debates about hybrid and remote work, The Economist helps us answer it. This week’s article explores […]
“Traditional SEO is no longer enough.”
This isn’t a tagline, it’s a fundamental shift in how people discover information and brands For over two decades, Google Search has dominated how people find answers. Traditional SEO was built around keywords, backlinks, metadata, and page structure to rank on Google’s Search Engine Results Pages That dominance is being disrupted. People are now increasingly […]
Human Branding sounds redundant. Because branding, if it’s true, is already human.
But in a historical moment where technology scales faster than thought, where interactions are automated, and connections are fragmented, remembering the human aspect of brands is no longer obvious—it’s urgent. Today, talking about branding means talking about relationships, trust, experience, shared identity. And that’s not built with campaigns. It’s built with culture. Why are the […]
