Posts Tagged ‘branding’
Episode 46 – A Hint of Blind Brand Evaluation
Happy New Year! Cheers to a new year and hopefully lots of positive changes. We are starting this new year by trying something new. Kevin picked a brand and asked Amy to watch 3 different videos by the Hint Water Company. The videos are embedded below. We suggest you watch them in order. After getting…
Read MoreEpisode 45 – A Christmas Branding Story
Join Kevin and Amy as they discuss favorite Christmas commercials and branding campaigns. They both agree that the longevity and success of Coca-Cola is one of their favorites. Did you know that back in ‘31, Coca-Cola commissioned an illustrator named Haddon Sundblom to make a painting of Santa drinking a coke? Who would have guessed…
Read MoreEpisode 42 – Giving Thanks – A Brand Strategy
Are you “giving thanks” this season with your brand strategy? The Holidays are upon us. Many companies will knee create jerk marketing campaigns that revolve around the Holidays. And, although there’s nothing inherently wrong with this, far too often these campaigns are NOT within any type of brand strategy. We see this year after year…
Read MoreEpisode 40 – Marketing the Mother Archetype
Is your brand the Mother? Do you need some ideas for marketing the Mother Archetype? Getting ideas and discussing brand and marketing with other businesses that have the same archetype as you can be far more valuable than studying those who have the same business as you. You want to be different from them anyway.…
Read MoreEpisode 37 – Branding and the Healthcare Industry
Last episode we discussed the brand changes that Rite Aide is going through and we thought it might be interesting to explore the healthcare industry in general and some trends we see in branding there. When you are deciding on an archetype is important to consider what other companies in your industry are doing –…
Read MoreEpisode 36 – A Close Look at Rite Aid’s Rebrand
Are you aware of Rite Aid’s Rebrand initiative? Maybe you’ve noticed some new signs and logos going up on storefronts. This is what caught Kevin’s eye in his town a few weeks so we decided to investigate what is going at Rite Aid. When we come across a well-known company that is going through a…
Read MoreEpisode 35 – What is a Brand Ambassador?
What comes to your mind when you hear the term “Brand Ambassador?” A high-level, heavily decorated dignitary? A bartender serving up shots of a new fancy designer liquor to pique your curiosity? Amy envisions a sheriff striding around with a badge that reads BRAND and wielding a very large hat. She almost has Kevin convinced…
Read MoreEpisode 34 – Personal Branding vs. Corporate Branding
A couple of episodes ago we mentioned personal branding. This is a topic worthy of its own episode, so here we are getting personal. People want to know if they should pick an archetype that is close to their personality. This question comes up a lot for solopreneurs or businesses that have a strong spokesperson…
Read MoreEpisode 32 – Your Brand and Covid-19
These are definitely strange times we are living in and it would be weird if we didn’t talk about how the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic has impacted how we are doing business AND how we are marketing our businesses. This is not a political discussion, but rather a look into how businesses are dealing with the…
Read MoreEpisode 31 – Brand Architecture
The term “Brand Architecture” refers to how you brand has been built over time. You start with the foundation and go from there. With a large company that has multiple products or services, or even multiple divisions and sub-companies, their brand architecture can look like a sprawling neighborhood or towering skyscraper. Some of the different…
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