There are plenty of brands - Nike, Apple, and McDonald's just to name a few - that people can immediately identify with a wordless logo.

How can a smaller brand or startup compete with massive budgets and design teams? Is it best for a new brand to be more literal in its logo and brand design?

In today's episode, we talk about the key components of a strong brand visual system, what types of partners might be available at different budget levels, and why you should probably avoid Canva and Fiverr.

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A looming trade war added to growing trends of consumer and ecomomic uncertainty. What is a brand to do when everything feels chaotic?

Joe hosted a TikTok Live to talk with people about what all brands, especially smaller brands, should and shouldn't do when they're feeling the pressure that everyone is feeling.

It's a loose conversation, and some of the topics include keeping top of mind for consumers, ways to pivot a business, some life anecdotes from the 2008 recession, and the opportunities and pitfalls of using too much AI in marketing.

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How can you carve out a piece of an established category? It helps if your brand has distinct features from the competition, but if not, you can build them with your marketing.

Today on Brand Sauce, we'll talk about how to exploit a distinct feature to help your brand grow, or how you can use your marketing to establish a unique niche to help you stand out. Also, we open up the mail bag and have a brief word from our newest "sponsor" on the pod.

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