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Meagan Garrett's avatar

This was an incredible read. I've always said how the best brands build entire worlds rather just being a logo and color palette. This has me thinking how this could apply to a service based industry rather than just a product based business?

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Nikita Walia's avatar

like an agency? Cooking up something rn at my studio

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Meagan Garrett's avatar

Yes actually! Working on starting a creative studio that specializes in art direction, content creation and design.

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Nikita Walia's avatar

ahhh yeah then it’s rly just your studio thesis that enables this!

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Verity Hurd's avatar

Wow! This is brilliant. Thought provoking and a lovely angle 🙌

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Nikita Walia's avatar

Thank you ☺️

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Kalesha's avatar

Yes yes yes. I try explaining this all the time but so many people don’t seem to get it (yet). You articulated everything so well. Bravo!

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Nikita Walia's avatar

Thank you 😭

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Zoë Yasemin Akihary's avatar

This was so good!

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Nikita Walia's avatar

I missed this comment!!! Thank you legend

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Kate Whalen's avatar

I wanted to restack every other sentence in this post! So eloquently explained. I've been thinking about brand universes a lot and love your perspectives here.

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Nikita Walia's avatar

Thank you so much Kate! Happy this resonated with you :)

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Will Abramson's avatar

Every brand is its own BCU. Love this. The brand behind Vacation sunscreen is an amazing example of a BCU.

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Nikita Walia's avatar

Agreed!

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Göksenin Yıldırım's avatar

This is a fantastic read!

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Nikita Walia's avatar

thank you!!!

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Jen D's avatar

This is incredible. There are so many threads I've been working to apply in my own client work, but so tidily articulated.

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Nikita Walia's avatar

Thank you! and thank you for taking the time to read this!

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Matilda Lucy's avatar

Amazing read! You've brilliantly articulated ideas that have been swirling around in my head around brand-building and the redundancy of a lot of traditional, rigid brand strategy work today

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Nikita Walia's avatar

thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to read and I am glad it landed <3

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