The modern8ight

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Defining your brand archetype gives you, and, all those who associate with your brand, a sense of who you are.

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Archetypes come from Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, who posited that there were 12 fundamental archetypal people. Brand strategists use archetypes to identify the personality of the brand.

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If you know who you are and what you are trying to accomplish, then the messaging and marketing become much more efficient and effective.

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My mother used to tell me as I walked out the door, “Remember who you are and what you stand for.” If brands would have those two things locked in through the use of a purpose and an archetype, the business they are pursuing would become invariably easier.

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Question: What are 3-5 adjectives that people inside and outside of the company would use to describe your company?

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 “…in a planned economy there was no need for advertising and branding.”
 

— Tim Mohr, Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

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Here’s more insight on our process and how we discover your brand’s archetype at modern8.

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(Usually it’s memes. This week, it’s some helpful information on the 12 archetypes.)

Extras

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Peter Stevenson is the new business director + strategist at modern8, a strategy focused design agency in Salt Lake City, Utah.