{"id":2690,"date":"2026-07-11T06:02:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T02:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2026-07-11T06:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T02:02:37","slug":"where-you-are-from-is-who-you-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/11\/where-you-are-from-is-who-you-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Where You Are From Is Who You Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>How Brands Borrow From Places And Places Borrow Right Back<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">A brand&#8217;s passport matters more than you think.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Where a brand is <em>born<\/em> shapes how it walks, talks, and sells \u2014 long after it&#8217;s gone global. Heritage isn&#8217;t a footnote. It&#8217;s the whole plot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/2ffd39f130.html#page\/33\">BrandKnew<\/a> piece unpacks why origin isn&#8217;t just a &#8220;Made in&#8221; label \u2014 it&#8217;s identity, equity, and story, baked in from day one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Where you&#8217;re from <em>is<\/em> who you are.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Every great brand has an accent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">You can hear it in how it speaks, see it in how it shows up, feel it in what it stands for. That&#8217;s origin doing its quiet, powerful work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">BrandKnew&#8217;s latest explores why domicile isn&#8217;t geography \u2014 it&#8217;s DNA. And why the brands that own their roots are the ones that grow tallest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Where you&#8217;re from is who you are. Brands included.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">More to read on in <a href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/2ffd39f130.html\">BrandKnew .<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember331\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong><em>PS:<\/em><\/strong> On a completely different note, pleasure to share that ISD Global has introduced two new products viz the <a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/AE\/ISD-Global\/The-Strategic-Foresight-Almanac\/Business\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong><em>Strategic Foresight Almanac<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and <a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/AE\/ISD-Global\/BrandKnow\/Business\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong><em>BrandKnow<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. They are available for review and purchase on these links below<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember332\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>BrandKnow <\/strong><a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/AE\/ISD-Global\/BrandKnow\/Business\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/AE\/ISD-Global\/BrandKnow\/Business\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember333\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>The Strategic Foresight Almanac <\/strong><a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/AE\/ISD-Global\/The-Strategic-Foresight-Almanac\/Business\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/AE\/ISD-Global\/The-Strategic-Foresight-Almanac\/Business\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember334\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">I am also taking the liberty to share here that my other blog <a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/build-relation\/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7331490759587627008\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong><em>SOHB(State Of The Heart Branding) Story<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is now a Podcast as well<em>. <\/em>You can access it on these links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.dailyhunt.in\/SOHBStory\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>https:\/\/profile.dailyhunt.in\/SOHBStory<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Instagram: <a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sohb.story\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sohb.story\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>YouTube: <a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SOHBStory\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SOHBStory<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Spotify Creators: <a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/creators.spotify.com\/pod\/profile\/sobh-story\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>https:\/\/creators.spotify.com\/pod\/profile\/sobh-story\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Spotify: <a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3e4IAeGuwELReOcWJ4Csvj?si=1c1f6cb320644d30\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3e4IAeGuwELReOcWJ4Csvj?si=1c1f6cb320644d30<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Amazon Music: <a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/ab0afb48-e3d2-4cf7-8279-7392d97d1bcd\/sohb-state-of-the-heart-branding-story\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/ab0afb48-e3d2-4cf7-8279-7392d97d1bcd\/sohb-state-of-the-heart-branding-story<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; How Brands Borrow From Places And Places Borrow Right Back &nbsp; A brand&#8217;s passport matters more than you think. &nbsp; Where a brand is born shapes how it walks, talks, and sells \u2014 long after it&#8217;s gone global. Heritage isn&#8217;t a footnote. It&#8217;s the whole plot. &nbsp; This BrandKnew piece unpacks why origin isn&#8217;t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/11\/where-you-are-from-is-who-you-are\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Where You Are From Is Who You Are&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2690"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2701,"href":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690\/revisions\/2701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}