Any comparisons between teenage sex and how most companies brand is frighteningly similar. David Brier, Fast Company expert blogger and award-winning designer wrote this amusing presentation on branding in today's marketplace. To find out more, visit http://www.risingabovethenoise.com

1. Why is branding so much like
TEENAGE
SEX?
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Based on a tweet that seems to be credited to Avinash Kaushik of Google
overhearing this comment: "Social media is like teen sex, Everyone wants to do it.
No one actually knows how.When finally done, there is surprise it's not better."

2. PROOF6 ways branding parallels that tsunami of
hormonal chaos when awkwardness
and embellishments rule our world
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3. EVERYBODY
TALKSABOUTIT
1
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4. NOBODY’S
REALLY
SUREHOW
TODOIT
2
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5. 3 EXPERTSAGREE
ITCANGETPRETTY
COMPLICATED&
YOUSHOULDWAIT
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6. THAT
“HOMERUN”
YOU’RESO
PROUDOF?(NOBODYBELIEVESITWITHOUTPROOF)
4
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7. EVERYBODYIS
CERTAIN
EVERYONEELSE
ISDOINGIT(SINCETEENAGERSONLYTALKFACTUALLYABOUTTHEIR
ACHIEVEMENTSANDNEVEREMBELLISHANYTHING...)
5
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8. CONVINCED
EVERYONEELSE
ISDOINGIT,
EVERYONE
CLAIMSTHEY
ARETOO
6
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9. WANTSOME
MATURE
BRANDING
SOLUTIONS?
THENEXT
SLIDESHAVE
SOME“ADULT
BRANDING
CONTENT”

11. Design and branding by David Brier of DBD International

12. Design and branding by David Brier of DBD International

13. Design and branding by David Brier of DBD International

15. Design and branding by David Brier of DBD International

16. Design and branding by David Brier of DBD International

17. Design and branding by David Brier of DBD International

18. Design and branding by David Brier of DBD International

19. Design and branding by David Brier of DBD International

20. Design and branding by David Brier of DBD International

21. Design and branding by David Brier of DBD International

22. Viewtheseotherpresentations
bybrandspecialistDavidBrier
SIMPLYCLICKONWHICHEVERONESYOUWANTTOVIEW.
Isyourbrandbuiltforgrowth?
Willitriseabovethenoise?Ifnot,let’stalk.

23. NEEDSOME
MATURE
BRANDING
SOLUTIONS?
LET’STALK.OrvisitandsubscribeatRisingAboveTheNoise.com
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