Articles about branding, logo design and corporate identity.

In our blog, the Toast team share their experience in all things brand.

Why brands drift over time.

Brand drift doesn’t happen overnight. It creeps in when no one’s watching. But left unchecked, it costs clarity, trust and distinctiveness. It weakens your story. It slows your teams. And it makes every campaign feel like a reset instead of a step forward.

Categorised: Brand Strategy, Branding blog
Posted by Adam.
Last updated: February 13, 2026

The myth of the unique value proposition.

The idea that every brand needs a “unique value proposition” has been repeated so often, it’s rarely questioned. But the truth is: most value props are not unique, and that’s okay. What matters is being distinct, consistent and relevant.

Categorised: Brand Strategy, Branding blog
Posted by Simon.
Last updated: February 13, 2026

Why internal buy in makes or breaks brands

Too often, branding is seen as a marketing tool. It is not. Branding touches everything: recruitment, onboarding, customer service, leadership, and product. If you want your brand to stick, it needs to work across the business. And that means aligning operations to support it.

Categorised: Brand Strategy
Posted by Adam.
Last updated: February 13, 2026

How to Manage Brand Reputation Effectively

Brand reputation management is going to be the glue that holds most companies together these days. Not only do you need a cohesive branding strategy, but you also need a team that can pick up the pieces and reinforce your brand values across different channels.

Categorised: Corporate identity blog
Posted by Lilli Foreman.
Last updated: October 22, 2025

Why brand positioning matters

Get Into the Best Position Brand positioning plays a significant role in shaping how consumers perceive and differentiate a brand in the marketplace. It refers…

Categorised: Branding blog
Posted by Kelly Dudley.
Last updated: September 22, 2025

The Role of Ethics in Branding

In today’s increasingly conscious consumer landscape, ethical considerations have become a vital aspect of successful brand building. As customers become more discerning and socially aware,…

Categorised: Branding blog
Posted by Kelly Dudley.
Last updated: September 22, 2025

How to name a brand

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare The Bard certainly had a…

Categorised: Branding blog
Posted by Kelly Dudley.
Last updated: September 22, 2025

Visual identity, everything you need to know.

This is a commonly asked question. The simplest way of looking at it is that comprehensive brand identity will cover how to apply the core elements such as your logo, colour palette, typography etc. Still, your visual identity covers every aspect of how your identity is projected and includes the use of photography & film, illustration, animation, and iconography.

Categorised: News
Posted by David Foreman.
Last updated: October 22, 2025

What does brand positioning mean?

Brand positioning As with most branding & marketing terms, there is quite a lot of different opinions on how Brand Positioning is defined or categorised….

Categorised: Branding blog
Posted by Simon.
Last updated: September 22, 2025

Why top brands invest in brand strategy

It is all too easy to get this the wrong way around and think that successful brands can afford to invest in branding, when in fact, they are successful brands because they invested in branding.

Categorised: Branding blog
Posted by Simon.
Last updated: September 22, 2025

How to improve your branding

A strong brand makes a strong business. We have collated our Top Ten strategies for you to build a stronger brand and an even stronger business.

Categorised: Branding blog
Posted by Simon.
Last updated: September 22, 2025

How to grow your brand

Getting your brand to your target audience is key to generating more revenue and profits. Let’s look at the strategies to increase brand awareness. Here…

Categorised: Branding blog
Posted by David Foreman.
Last updated: September 22, 2025

How to write a creative brief

Creative briefs are usually written in collaboration with an advertising agency, a design firm, or someone else working on the project. The creative brief provides…

Categorised: Branding blog
Posted by David Foreman.
Last updated: September 22, 2025

What makes a bad logo?

Whenever a big company, in particular, has a rebrand or releases a new logo, there’s always an immediate reaction. And sometimes it’s not at all good.

Categorised: Logo design blog
Posted by David Foreman.
Last updated: October 22, 2025

5 Reasons to Invest in Expert logo design

Sites such as Fiverr and UpWork are becoming far more popular with quick results for work and, usually, cheap prices. However, when it comes to logo design, why is it worth spending a little more to make sure you work with a professional?

Categorised: Logo design blog
Posted by David Foreman.
Last updated: October 22, 2025

Building a brand made easy

Brand building 101 is making sure you have a clear understanding of what you want to achieve and a plan to get there, in short,…

Categorised: Branding blog
Posted by Adam.
Last updated: September 22, 2025

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