: the promoting of a product or service by identifying it with a particular brand
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Just don't expect to recognize these pieces by their logos, as the company avoided heavy branding.
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Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
At the heart of King’s Church lies the King’s Collective, a semester-long internship ministry marketed with the branding precision of a Hill comms shop.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
In the 18th and 19th centuries, this square was the site of a slave market; today, bronze sculptures depicting scenes of branding and auctioning stand in memory of that brutal past.
—Caitlin Gunther, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Companies must now differentiate through technology, branding and services, and not just price.
—Joe Ngai, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
At the heart of King’s Church lies the King’s Collective, a semester-long internship ministry marketed with the branding precision of a Hill comms shop.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
In the 18th and 19th centuries, this square was the site of a slave market; today, bronze sculptures depicting scenes of branding and auctioning stand in memory of that brutal past.
—Caitlin Gunther, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Companies must now differentiate through technology, branding and services, and not just price.
—Joe Ngai, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Branding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branding. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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