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Workshop in Tokyo, 2023
Independent Consultant for Founders, Agency Founders, VCs, the C-Suite, and Design teams. My consulting services create powerful synergies with the offerings of Erretres and are available in three formats:
→ 121 Consultancy/Coaching
This lineup covers everything from brand identity and scaling strategies to M&A, pricing, and talent management, tailored to support founders in reaching sustainable growth. For founders (also agency founders), VCs and Design Managers that struggle with Strategy, Branding, Products or Growth. Including topics as:
Positioning Building Audience
Mergers & Acquisitions
Pricing Strategies for Growth
Cultivating a Growth Mindset
Design-driven Leadership
Identifying and Retaining Top Talent
Available in English / Spanish
→ Brand and Product Strategy
Accelerate the development of a robust brand and product strategy, designed for teams and large corporations in need of an experienced external perspective. Save time and money by avoiding costly missteps. Topics include:
Brand Positioning & Differentiation
Customer Journey & User Experience
Visual Identity & Consistency
Digital Product Design
Design System & Documentation
Messaging & Tone of Voice
Market Alignment & Trends
Product Feature Prioritization
Innovation & Creative Ideation
Audience Engagement & Loyalty
Available in English / Spanish
→ Design Reviews
Comprehensive Design Reviews for founders, design teams, and large corporations seeking to elevate their branding and product design quality. Perfect for organizations that need a fresh, expert perspective to address challenges and achieve impactful results. Our reviews cover:
Creative Direction
Art Direction
Product and Service Reviews
Brand Identity Alignment
User Experience (UX) Evaluation
Design System Quality
Content Design and Clarity
Scalability for Future Growth
Cross-Channel Consistency
Sustainability and Ethics in Design
Available in English / Spanish
Founder and co-Director Master Online UX Design (5 years)
Consultant and teacher (2 years)
Teacher and Master Degree Director (7 years)
Co-founder and Master Degree Director (2 years)
Entrepreneur, Director and Founder of Erretres.com, co-founder of Nordic-bikes.com →Helped to craft 3 unicorn brands, 30+ Design Awards, author of Branding Digital book (Japanese).
Awards and
Conferences
D&AD Awards, Laus Awards, LovieAwards
Guadalajara, México, 2018 View
Embassy of Spain in Tokyo, 2018
Roppongi Hills, 2018
Google Campus Madrid, 2018
Teatro, Barcelona, 2017
Tokyo, 2016
CrossMedia Publishing
Tokyo, 2022 (Japanese)
International Editions to be published in 2025
English
Spanish
Digital Branding. How to build brands and products for the digital economy → CrossMedia Publishing, Tokyo 2022. 5.000+ copies.
Table of Contents
Pablo Rubio Ordás dives into the evolving world of brand and product building in the digital age. With insights from two decades of experience, Pablo unpacks strategies to create powerful, memorable brands and products. This book provides a brand new methodology that fills the gap between branding creation (waterfall) and digital product building (agile).
Perfect for founders, designers, marketers aiming to shape world-class, high-growth brands and products.
Part I – Understanding
Global trends
— The new consumer
— From ownership to access
— From owning to belonging
— The Businesses of tomorrow
— Future trends
Corporate environment
— Corporate background
— Changing to survive
— From product to ecosystem
— A growth mindset
— Corporate Culture
— Talent retention: EDGE philosophy
Project, services and brands evolution
— Project Management: From Past to Present
— Toyota Production System
—Software industry: Waterfall vs Agile
— Brand VS digital product creation
— Startups as the new factories
— Building and Audience first
— In-house design capabilities
— Mastering the sales funnel
— Time to market
Part II – Definition
The Design Thinking framework
— An introduction to design methodologies
— Branding methodology
— Strategic Design approach
— Design Thinking methods
— UX/UI Fundamentals
— Service Design and service design tools.
Branding Methodology
Digital Methodology
Digital Branding Methodology
10 Principles of Digital Branding Design
The 5 Ws of Design
Case Studies
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