Agency Portfolio

Ground control to Elon Musk October 10, 2018

Elon Musk is widely known for his willingness to invest his mind and his riches to stretch the envelope on a variety of frontiers, from automobiles to software to outer space travel.Along the way, Musk has been the archi...

Nike's campaign with Kaepernick brilliant September 26, 2018

Nike just did it.We were taught in business school not to mix the brand with politics. Conventional branding wisdom says it would be brand suicide.Nike's 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign features an unretouched bla...

‘Positioning map’ can reveal your competitive advantage August 29, 2018

Today, more than ever, businesses need the right strategies to compete and win in the hyper-competitive marketplace. No market or industry is exempt from the need to focus on and adjust the way they’re doing business.To ...

Brand Extension: Mayo move spread Heinz too thin to win August 15, 2018

It happens every time I give talks here and around the country on brand positioning and brand extension.Rather than using PowerPoint presentations, I use products as props. When I hold up a jar of Heinz mayonnaise as an ...