Fill in the Blanks BDLG Brand IdealsOnline version BLDG branding - brand ideals by Laura Herlinda Hernandez Arrese 1 best better essential Ideals identity essential process presence repositioning engagement launching excellence creating merger true are to a responsible creative regardless of the size of a company or the nature of a business . These ideals hold whether the brand identity is an entrepreneurial venture , a new product or service , a brand , working on a , or creating a retail . Functional criteria do not get to the heart of brand . There are over one million trademarks egistered with the U . S . Patent and Trademark Office . The basic question is what makes one than another and why ? What are the characteristics of the identities ? How do we define the best identities ? These ideals are not about a certain aesthetic . Design is a given .