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Brand extension can help growth, but keep your focus

Companies must know the difference between line extension and a brand extension . . . and when to go each route. Apple CEO Tim Cook learned a gem of a lesson from the legendary Steve Jobs. “I learned that focus is key.

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Know where to aim with focused marketing strategies

No matter how great the tactics, you can’t win without the right strategy. How can you know where to aim if you don't start with focused marketing strategies?

Time and time again, we find that great execution can’t overcome bad strategy.

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Consumers Positioned to Rule in 2017: Marketing to consumers is vital

From advertisers’ perspective, capitalizing on Facebook might seem easy, but sound marketing plan still necessary

2017 is designated as the year of the consumer. Marketing to consumers is more important than ever. Go back a few decades and manufacturers ruled the roost.

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Appreciating advertising’s greatest game through Super Bowl ads

Stakes are high and costs considerable when companies consider purchasing a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl. Super Bowl ads can make or break a brand. A marketing column wouldn’t be a marketing column without commenting on the ultimate arena for advertising: the Super Bowl. Ultimate indeed.

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Culturalism Trumps Commercialism in Super Bowl LI

By Lorraine Kessler, Principal | Strategy & Client Service

The Super Bowl is over. Maybe one of the best games ever. But also, one of the most memorable in terms of politics and culturalism.

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Thinking about advertising budgets? Think like Henry Ford

Ad agency people frequently hear the question, “How much money should we spend on marketing?” The question is pretty basic, but the answer is not a simple sum or percentage. Advertising budgets are challenging.

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FedEx Brand Strategy: Packages and Positioning

FedEx brand strategy delivered results. Changes in industry, however, leave company searching for new winning tagline. FedEx founder Fred Smith wrote an economics paper while studying at Yale. The paper was about making an overnight delivery service more efficient by using the “hub and spokes” concept he conceived.

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Marketing strategy and laws guide wins in marketing warfare

In science and society, laws come together in systems to lend order, guide actions and produce results or outcomes.

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Laws of marketing point path to success

Last installment in four-part series shows that laws of marketing from nearly 25 years ago still elevate brands above their competition.  

In art and in science, basic tenets serve as the foundation of “laws” that guide actions that help us navigate to the outcomes we desire.

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Understanding your customer is key to differentiation

Only when we know what is motivating our prime prospect are we able to find our differentiating idea, our position. Business today is conducted in intensely competitive, technology-driven global marketplaces. Whether you are an international conglomerate or a local mom-and-pop shop, there is no sign of the intensity decreasing.

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