A senior executive sits at a leather-bound journal on a dark wood desk, examining a freshly written coined term under the warm glow of a brass lamp in a premium office at late afternoon. The image illustrates the article's argument that brandifying, the act of naming a category into existence, is a different move from branding what already exists.

Why I Brandify Categories Instead of Branding Products

Branding and brandifying differ. Branding decorates what already exists; brandifying names something into existence so it can be owned. I’ve done the latter for 35 years. Here’s the line, the move, and why category-claiming firms must brandify.

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