The most popular post at BrandSTOKE to date is “9 Criteria for Brand Essence.” Now I have combined it with some Branding 101 definitions, a few examples, and additional thinking in the accompanying SlideShare presentation.
It’s intended to provide a basic understanding of brands and branding for most business professionals. (Branding experts may want to skip it.) I hope you find it useful.



Hi Kirk,
This is a really informative presentation, especially for those who have a hard time understanding the concept of branding. I learned a lot just paging through, and will bookmark this on Delicious for future reference.
Kirk,
Thanks much for putting this together. Besides being VERY informative, the presentation design is great.
Anthony
Thanks, Anthony. Credit goes to Joy Hart for the design.
Unfortunately it is impossible to download the presentation.
( Could you send a link? Thank you.
The presentation can now be downloaded at SlideShare. Here’s the link: http://www.slideshare.net/kirkphillips/the-9-crit
Thanks, Bakhtier, for your interest.
Nice work Kirk. Very useful for explaining and supporting ideas that everyone should be able to understand.
When does the book come out?
Devin
(This would also be a great piece to rework in sliderocket (www.sliderocket.com)
@Kirk, Thank you very much for the link!