We spoke to Karolina Namyslowski, a creative director at amp, one of the pioneers of sonic branding, about how to utilize the power of sonic, what it takes to create a brand’s sonic DNA, and how sound is revolutionizing the branding landscape.

If you ask any top-tier marketing executive what the most important part of building and maintaining a brand image is, their answer will be consistency. For this reason, amp sound branding’s Research and Insights team created the annual Best Audio Brands index to analyze and measure brand sonic output in external communications, with an added focus on consistency.

Come spiega ad ADVexpress Michele Arnese, Global Ceo di amp, il primo passo è un ‘sound logo’ come quelli di Intel o McDonald’s. Oggi, però, serve molto di più: in un mondo full digital e always on, l’importanza della componente sonora e i benefici di una strategia audio in termini di riconoscibilità, differenziazione e vera e propria brand equity sono innumerevoli. Anche con l’aiuto dell’Intelligenza Artificiale.

Björn Thorleifsson is Head of Research & Insights at amp sound branding. This Q&A feature touches on sonic branding and everything related to the sonic research he leads at amp.

Sonic logos have become a larger part of advertising in the past year, according to sonic branding agency Amp Sound Branding's just-released Best Audio Brands report.

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Companies have a visual identity. Now brands want an audio identity. The increasing use and effectiveness of audio and the growing popularity of podcasts, digital music, and immersive entertainment have created the need for global sonic management and improved creative audio output.

While using product sounds can be a good mechanism to encourage positive and related consumer connection to the beverage, it should not be the entirety of a brand’s sonic strategy as it is not really unique.

In our world of streaming, sonic logos are becoming more and more important for brands. From Netflix's opening 'dun-dun' to Apple's startup 'duuuhn' (okay, sonic logos are hard to describe in words), there are plenty you'll have heard before. And the world of sound-based branding is only getting louder.

Sonic branding agency Amp has developed a three-part tool called Sonic Hub, which seeks to simplify the sonic branding process for designers and brands using four different AI technologies.

We here at amp are extremely excited about our new suite of sonic tools: Sonic Hub®. Before we launch any new product at amp, we always test it thoroughly, to ensure the best experience for our clients. One of these tools, Sonic Space®, provides alternatives to both expensive custom or licensed music options and generic stock music.

WPP-backed sound branding company amp has launched "Sonic Hub," a solution designed to help brands create "immersive Super Sonic experiences" for their customers.

Functional music is on the verge of revolutionizing the way we think about music and its relationship to our bodies. Emerging technology promises to transform music into a form of medicine that can be customized to meet individual patient needs.

Using audio to cement a marketing message is as old, at least, as the jingle itself. But in an era when every touchpoint is a marketing opportunity and sound is everywhere, the idea of having a signature sound has been cranked up to 11.

Advertising, communications, technology, and commerce holding company WPP has acquired sonic branding agency amp sound branding.

Younger individuals in the Gen-Alpha and Gen-Z populations have now, unwillingly, taken part in a social experiment where their formative years of socialization involved making friends through a screen. Although most activities have resumed, habits take time to change.

Generative AI tools, an established name and rising client demand behind acquisition, explain agency bosses. Sonic branding has become an increasingly noisy prospect for marketers in recent years. But for many brands, it’s a peripheral channel. And when economic circumstances push marketers towards budgetary caution, experimental work tends to get culled.

To strengthen its experiential branding offer, WPP has acquired sonic branding business Amp, which will join its design consultancy Landor & Fitch.

Revolving Door Roundup is an ongoing series tracking moves at agencies around the world. The first week of Q2 is kicking off with hires, promotions, and board additions at some of the largest, most rapidly growing agencies around the world.

Easter, like Christmas, has taken on more commercial importance for many years as a sales and marketing opportunity for the global chocolate industry. Fortunately for many chocolate brands, the expectations of Easter aren’t substantially different from the moods and styles of their typical messaging.. Why should this matter for brand marketers and CMOs when considering this Catholic holiday?