Any good resources to learn brand architecture and comms planning?

I was asked if knew these in a freelance interview recently and I’ve been around strat teams that led it, but never directly supported work myself. I have about 11 years of experience in digital and social planning where I’ve seen some of my work be a part of what strat teams are doing, so I’m hoping my skills can translate into learning 👀

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Julian Cole for comms planning. Would also love to know if anyone has a source for brand architecture

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