Kevin Kotowski

Pop over to the business section of your local bookstore, and you’ll find the shelves lined with dozens of books about branding. In addition, articles about branding abound in the business magazines, and a small army of consultants stand ready to lead focus groups, compile surveys, write reports, and make recommendations for branding your catalog. But if you’re like most of the start-up catalogers with which our firm, Olson, Kotowski & Co., has worked over the years, you’re probably chronically short of two things: time and money. Fortunately, forging a unique brand identity isn’t all that difficult or expensive—if you apply a little