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Brand Reinvention: Reinvent or die
What do you do when even a good coat of polish doesn’t make your shoes shine anymore?
It might be time to buy a new pair of shoes. Whether we are talking shoes or business, how we handle disruptive threats makes all the difference in the world.
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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Think like a start-up when developing your company mission
Early and often over the history of this column our counsel has been about the importance of strategy in marketing our products and services and in the company mission. We say it often because it is so critical. It cannot be overstated.
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Did Jaguar Commit Brand Suicide?
I’ve been asked about a couple dozen times now, “What did you think of that Jaguar ad?” My response is always, “Well, it’s interesting…” and I stop there because most people have already formed their opinions, and it’s typically, “It’s awful.
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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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Living the Life of a Positioning Consultant
There was a time when advertising and PR agencies not only wanted to be marketing partners with their clients, but they actually were. In a 2008 Advertising Age article, positioning consultant Al Ries said, "An advertising partnership should operate in much the same way as a marriage partnership.
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Differentiating Your Brand
Differentiating your brand may prove quite a challenge. When we work with our clients on determining their differentiating idea we put them through our proprietary Appreciative Discovery®.
As part of the Appreciative Discovery, the following differentiating filter was developed.
Measuring Apple's Brand Strategy
In the 2008 book, Killer Differentiators: 13 Strategies to Grow Your Brand, authors Jacky Tai and Wilson Chew conclude that Apple's brand strategy of consolidating software and hardware has "crippled its growth. " Are they right?
The answer to this brand strategy question may be a matter of perspective.
What we can learn from Xerox and brand failures
Company failed (and failed again) when it strayed from its established core position. The basic positioning principle applies regardless of the size of your business or whether you sell to consumers or other businesses.
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Digital Marketing vs Sales: Digital dictates need to reset sales and marketing
When I was a kid and my dad wanted to buy a car, the first place he would go was the car dealership. Dad wanted information and the car dealer had it.
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