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What is a Brand?

What is a Brand?

What is a brand? Dr. Henk Pretorius, co-founder of Timelaps, says everything is a brand.

Anything you have a perception of, hold beliefs about, and prefer over something else is a brand. A brand is an asset that companies build long-term. It's far more durable than most other assets, and you can attach a real value to it. Studies measure the brand value of names like Coca-Cola. In the era of AI, Timelaps believes that brand is the last defensible moat. Learn more at Why Timelaps.

Henk spent 20+ years in market research and built and sold the largest digital research agency in Africa.

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Henk Pretorius

Co-founder

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Timelaps

Henk Pretorius is the co-founder of Timelaps. He has spent over 20 years in market research and holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Cape Town. Henk bootstrapped Columinate into the largest digital research agency in South Africa and sold it to Insites Consulting (now Human8), where he then served as Managing Partner at one of the world's leading consumer insights firms. Henk is also the author of Rational Defiance. He lives between South Africa and the United States with his wife and two daughters.

Henk Pretorius

Co-founder

,

Timelaps

Henk Pretorius is the co-founder of Timelaps. He has spent over 20 years in market research and holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Cape Town. Henk bootstrapped Columinate into the largest digital research agency in South Africa and sold it to Insites Consulting (now Human8), where he then served as Managing Partner at one of the world's leading consumer insights firms. Henk is also the author of Rational Defiance. He lives between South Africa and the United States with his wife and two daughters.

Henk Pretorius

Co-founder

,

Timelaps

Henk Pretorius is the co-founder of Timelaps. He has spent over 20 years in market research and holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Cape Town. Henk bootstrapped Columinate into the largest digital research agency in South Africa and sold it to Insites Consulting (now Human8), where he then served as Managing Partner at one of the world's leading consumer insights firms. Henk is also the author of Rational Defiance. He lives between South Africa and the United States with his wife and two daughters.

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Is your brand strategy working?

Let's find out together!

Timelaps is AI-native brand intelligence that helps B2C companies know if their brand marketing is working.

© Timelaps 2026, All rights reserved

Is your brand strategy working?

Let's find out together!

Timelaps is AI-native brand intelligence that helps B2C companies know if their brand marketing is working.

© Timelaps 2026, All rights reserved