{"id":14053,"date":"2026-03-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twg.com.ar\/?p=14053"},"modified":"2026-10-26T00:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T00:12:32","slug":"gusto-personal-y-estrategia-de-marca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twg.com.ar\/en\/gusto-personal-y-estrategia-de-marca\/","title":{"rendered":"When personal taste outweighs strategy: how to guide clients who don't know the process"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen personal taste outweighs strategy: how to guide clients who don't know the process\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t
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At TWG we know that building a brand goes far beyond a pretty logo or a catchy name. Branding is identity, strategy<\/a>, method and research. But the people who hire our services don't always share that same level of understanding. Often that complicates the process and also challenges us as a professional team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Has it ever happened to you that, after weeks of strategic work, a client replies with a simple \u201cI'm not convinced\u201d? Or suggests changes based on what a friend or a relative thought? If you work in branding, it surely has.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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So how do we hold on to the method without dismissing what the client feels? How do we balance the subjective and the technical?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1. Understand the difference between not knowing and not valuing\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Many clients don't know about branding, but that doesn't mean they don't value their brand. They simply lack the tools to read such a complex process. Part of our work is educational: guiding, explaining, translating. Every project can also be a chance to raise the awareness of the people who hire us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2. Get ahead of \u201cI like it \/ I don't like it\u201d with method\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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When the work starts from insights, benchmarks and clear brand objectives, the design (visual and verbal) comes from a strategic need that goes beyond taste. If the client understands this from the start, it is easier to keep the approval from passing through the emotional filter of their personal circle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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TWG tip: before presenting a proposal, we share the criteria it will be judged by. That lets everyone discuss it within a common framework instead of loose impressions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3. What's missing is an evaluation framework\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nobody asked the client's family or friends to evaluate a brand. They were asked \u201cdo you like it?\u201d, so that is what they answer. The problem arises when the wrong criterion is used to make a business decision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As an agency, we can include arguments in our presentations that support what we show: \u201cthis responds to this insight\u201d, \u201cthis delivers the differentiator we defined\u201d, \u201cthis aligns with the brand archetype we worked on\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Yes, branding is technical, but it is also emotional. And often, behind an \u201cI don't like it\u201d there is something that can be worked on: fear of change, insecurity, an emotional disconnect from what was designed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The goal is to build consensus. Listening means using the method to find answers that make sense.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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At TWG we believe a strong brand is born from a clear identity<\/a> along with a defined positioning and well-founded strategic decisions. Subjectivity is part of the process, but it shouldn't dominate it. That is why our approach always seeks to integrate the technical with the human, strategy with emotion, method with empathy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Taste is welcome. Judgment is something we build together.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Oct 26, 2026 5 Views Cuando el gusto personal opina m\u00e1s que la estrategia: c\u00f3mo acompa\u00f1ar a los clientes que no conocen el proceso En TWG sabemos que construir una marca va mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de un logo bonito o un nombre pegadizo. Branding es identidad, estrategia, m\u00e9todo e investigaci\u00f3n. Pero no siempre quienes contratan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-estrategia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t