I just started a new group at LinkedIn: Sonic Branding and Identity. If you’re part of the network or looking to build contacts in this biz, this will — over time — serve as a beacon for resources.
On that note: be sure to also check out the International Community for Audio Branding over at Ning. Feel free to drop in and say hello.
Yet most brands lack an awareness of the power of sound; many spend millions each year on music, sound and voice...but very little of that is influenced by strategy. Those touchpoints are disconnected dots, and for customers, that's a disconnected brand and a poor investment.
Our goals are to change that -- to strengthen connections between people and brands through the use of sound, and to provide economic value in doing so.
Noel Franus leads sonic identity efforts for global brands. As Director of Strategy for Sonic ID and in former design strategy roles at Elias Arts and Sun Microsystems/Java, he's been at the forefront of this practice, as both a client and a vendor. This is his very unofficial mouthpiece.
Oh, we're live on Twitter, too.
