Five Golden Rules For Small Brands (From Big Brands) — Growth Advice For Startups, Charities, Creators And Other Developing Brands

Branding Love Letters

Let's say you're a startup developing an app. Or an NGO launching a social enterprise. Or a niche content creator. In other words, you're not a massive brand (at least not yet). This episode is FULL of growth advice for small brands like yours, drawn from ways that bigger brands have resonated with their audiences. Because multinational companies and local coffee shops have the same aim: emotionally connect with individuals. Many thanks to my amazing 2023 guests whose stories are distilled in this round-up!

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:41) First golden rule

(06:12) Second golden rule

(10:36) Third golden rule

(13:54) Fourth golden rule

(17:58) Fifth golden rule

(22:28) Summary of the five rules

(23:45) Life/business update

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: www.pilgrimage.design/19-rules

What is this podcast?

Case studies in brand loyalty, equipping you to better connect with your audience. In each episode, a top guest picks their favourite brand. I then invite them to unpack why it means so much. As they share, we gain invaluable insights into what makes audiences tick. Not with strategy or theory, but through that undeniable proof of successful branding: emotion.

Podcast artwork created with the help of Canva AI.

AI policy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pilgrimage.design/ai-policy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Who am I?

I'm Sam Thorogood. I help Christian entrepreneurs clarify and communicate their mission through branding.

My website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pilgrimage.design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Final thing (I promise)!

I'd love for you to check out my newsletter at the crossroads between Christianity and design: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pilgrimagedesign.substack.com