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Perception in marketing is reality
Brand can’t stand for two disparate ideas or dominate two categories. Perception in marketing will not allow it.
The decision not to allow your brand to stand for more than one cohesive idea is difficult, but not as difficult as actually sticking with the decision.
Best marketers benefit by applying marketing laws in their work
Wouldn’t it be great if there were truly immutable marketing laws to help us with marketing our products and services?
There are laws in nature. There are laws in science.
ArtsinStark: The arts color Stark County’s brand
If I were a painter, I would love adding color to my canvas. If I could sculpt, my clay would take the shape of inspirational people. If I could sing, my song would be joyful.
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Strategic Leadership: CEOs must define, promote differentiation
The foundation for effective strategic leadership is thinking through your organization’s difference, defining it and establishing it, clearly and visibly. For so many years, CEOs have focused on doing things better. Today, however, we realize this approach no longer is enough.
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Brand consistency pivotal in building success
Staying the course requires courage, discipline. To become really good at whatever we do requires doing the right thing, then doing it consistently. This applies to just about everything.
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Amazon and Whole Foods: What will grocers do?
Amazon has become the “everything for everybody” retailer, which in positioning parlance means it’s the opposite of the focused specialists. Amazon and Whole Foods getting together solidifies this. Back in the early days, Amazon’s positioning statement read: “For World Wide Web users who enjoy books, Amazon.
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Know Thy Category: A key in marketing communication strategy
It starts with the category. That’s the way our brains work. We think category first, then brand. A very contagious disease is spreading rapidly across the globe: infobesity. It’s an epidemic we’ve discussed previously. If information were calories, we’d all be obese. Infobesity has affected the human attention span.
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Every business should be building an economic moat
When investing in a company, Warren Buffett looks for those who are building an “economic moat. ”
The term is apt. Just as a watery moat protects a castle, building an economic moat is the protection a business gains by virtue of its competitive advantages.
Business Growth: When is ‘too big’ too big?
Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are in a five-horse race to dominate global business. Does it feel like we’re getting close to something big, dramatic or maybe even bubble-bursting?
Things seem to be changing at a faster pace. Business growth is at an all-time high.
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.
