tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post7595732334444840251..comments2024-02-13T11:11:28.246+00:00Comments on Bishop Alan’s Blog: Time for a Bonfire of the Vanities?Bishop Alan Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-73540657997589844032007-09-08T21:20:00.000+01:002007-09-08T21:20:00.000+01:00Thanks, Simon. I'm sure we brand things for a purp...Thanks, Simon. I'm sure we brand things for a purpose — to assure ourselves of consistency and accountability, for example.<BR/><BR/>I'm happier about the idea that denominations are Christian "brands" than that any of them contains the whole in itself without reference t the rest.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the argument is, as you suggest, around the ways we define ourselves by the brands we use, not the concept of branding in itself.Bishop Alan Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-71531663328896853732007-09-07T23:50:00.000+01:002007-09-07T23:50:00.000+01:00We should be very careful at making glib statement...We should be very careful at making glib statements that 'brands are bad' because brands are actually very useful at communicating a lot of information quickly. There are some brands (such as 'Fair Trade') that represent positive statements about ethical business practises, which must be a good thing.<BR/><BR/>A 'bonfire of the brands' is an interesting experiment but I can't see why dogmatically taking the opposite path would lead to happiness either. The challenge goes deeper, to deprogramming the need to define ourselves through consumption. I look forward to seeing the book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170336144656002010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-21712376708035383752007-09-06T21:09:00.000+01:002007-09-06T21:09:00.000+01:00jesus operated without a logo. was he being ineff...jesus operated without a logo. was he being inefficient? surely being omniscient he had the opportunity to pioneer some serious marketing advancements... ;)<BR/><BR/> <A HREF="http://commontable.org/" REL="nofollow">we've</A> been talking about this internally, and i <A HREF="http://flickr.com/groups/cfcc/discuss/72157601700024652/" REL="nofollow">recently asked</A> this question - as it pertains to church branding.<BR/><BR/>formula's are there because they work... but we *do* need to deconstruct this logo formula and decide if it's for the church... for us??<BR/><BR/>...particularly with all the corporate mentality, models and systems already present, readily accepted and even expected within the church walls -<BR/><BR/>what part of this is coherence and holistic design / thinking - and which part of this is consumerism and efficiency driven?P3T3RK3Y5https://www.blogger.com/profile/04578491013775717641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-70332204001706108172007-09-06T20:43:00.000+01:002007-09-06T20:43:00.000+01:00In similar vein and inspired by the same example I...In similar vein and inspired by the same example I have made the connection to our choice or worship - though I had not heard of the John Smith theme see:<BR/>http://bigbulkyanglican.typepad.com/bigbulkyanglican/2007/09/who-are-you---b.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com