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Starbucks Rediscovers Its Human Side - Branding Strategy Insider

Starbucks has just re-learned what business it’s actually in. It discovered that its customers' Job to be Done isn’t to “get coffee.” Rather, they’re

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What Makes A Powerful CEO Brand? - Branding Strategy Insider

Can a CEO build a brand that is bigger than their company’s? A truly iconic brand? Can a CEO brand have the power to transfer from one business to bring

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Brands And The Rising Value Of Trust - Branding Strategy Insider

From all my years in research and consulting, I think I’ve learned a thing or two about marketing worth sharing. Enduring fundamentals, mostly yet often

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Harley-Davidson Needs More Than An Age-Defying Strategy - Branding Strategy Insider

Harley-Davidson is in trouble again. The iconic American brand faces another C-suite crisis as it is losing another CEO. And, this will likely mean

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Legacy Brands Thrive On Constant Renewal - Branding Strategy Insider

What is it about successful brands that attracts change over time when added size, complexity, and maturity advance to depress the culture of innovation

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How To Build Brand Value In A Tariff-Impacted Economy - Branding Strategy Insider

With tariffs on imported goods and services, brands must realize their inherent customer-perceived brand value. Conversations reported in the business

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6 Ways AI Is Changing Product Management - Branding Strategy Insider

AI has triggered both enthusiasm and anxiety in product circles. AI promises to transform workflows, slash costs, and create dazzling new experiences —

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Weaker Brands Chase Their Competitors - Branding Strategy Insider

Product parity exists in (too) many categories because technology advances have enabled the ability to replicate precise competitor formulations quickly.

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How Applebee’s Lost Its Competitive Advantage - Branding Strategy Insider

We could all use a dose of neighborhood about now. The New York Times recently lamented the loss of neighborhood sit-down-and-dine casual restaurants. The

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Why Coherence Is A Brand Leadership Imperative - Branding Strategy Insider

Authenticity. It’s a word we continue to hear and see everywhere. And yet, so often, it rings hollow. Over the past few years, authenticity has become one

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10.04.2025

How Brands Can De-Risk The Moment - Branding Strategy Insider

With President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, uncertainty has roared into view. Since the turn of the century, uncertainty has been a familiar presence

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How To Elevate Your Brand Voice And Reputation - Branding Strategy Insider

"The future of communications is going to be working with leaders and organizations on their narrative, which is their message, reputation, and

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Weight Watchers Needs A Turnaround Strategy - Branding Strategy Insider

A brand is a promise of a relevant, differentiated trustworthy experience. Defining a brand means knowing the functional, emotional and social benefits of

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The Strategic Drivers Of Brand-Business Transformation - Branding Strategy Insider

Recently, someone asked me: What is your theory of change? This question has stayed with me. Not because I didn’t have an answer—intuitively, I knew—but

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Dominant Brands Wield The Power Of Trust - Branding Strategy Insider

I’ve been reading about soft power a lot lately. Soft power…. It’s a term we typically associate with nations—with their ability to influence, attract and

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02.04.2025

Why Marketing Is Not An Exact Science - Branding Strategy Insider

From all my years in research and consulting, I think I’ve learned a thing or two about marketing worth sharing. Enduring fundamentals, mostly yet often

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3 Value-Delivery Mistakes That Are Costing Brands - Branding Strategy Insider

A day does not go by without a brand reference to value. In an uncertain environment, brands are particularly laser-focused on delivering value. Brand

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28.03.2025

Skims: Nike's Dangerous Liaison? - Branding Strategy Insider

Nike’s collaboration with Skims, Kim Kardashian’s billion-dollar shapewear empire, is one of the most talked-about partnerships in years. Within days of

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27.03.2025

How Brands Build Consumer Confidence In Uncertain Times - Branding Strategy Insider

In uncertain times, a promise is not enough. Today, 73% of Americans are anxious about the results of the 2024 election, and 70% feel uneasy about

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26.03.2025

How To Build Quality-Focused Businesses And Brands - Branding Strategy Insider

The possibility exists that U.S. food manufacturers will need to eliminate food colors from their offerings. If this happens, products may not look or

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25.03.2025

Why Marketing Is About Wants, Not Needs - Branding Strategy Insider

From all my years in research and consulting, I think I’ve learned a thing or two about marketing worth sharing. Enduring fundamentals, mostly—yet often

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21.03.2025

9 Strategies To Leverage Uncertainty For Success - Branding Strategy Insider

Uncertainty is near an all-time high. Since 1985, the U.S. Federal Reserve has tracked an uncertainty index—and it's now skyrocketing, fast approaching

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20.03.2025

Brands And AI: How Tastemaking Gives Humans The Creative Edge - Branding Strategy Insider

There’s a familiar kind of panic that happens when a new technology arrives—one that feels like it threatens something uniquely human. We saw it when

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19.03.2025

Brands Are Anchors In Times Of Uncertainty - Branding Strategy Insider

In 2000, political scientist Robert Putnam lamented the growing social isolation and loss of social capital in American society. In his book Bowling

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18.03.2025

How Brands Gain True, Actionable Insights - Branding Strategy Insider

Let’s consider the importance of insights for brands. In a world of continuous advancements in AI with its ability for superior data analysis, it is

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How Leading Brands Create The Best Value For The Price - Branding Strategy Insider

Creating, promising and delivering value is a marketing imperative. Every brand should aim to be the best value for its customers and prospective

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The Formula For Iconic Advertising Campaigns - Branding Strategy Insider

Marketing leaders often focus on creative execution as the key to advertising success. But the most effective campaigns don’t start with creativity; they

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Southwest Airlines Makes Marketing's Biggest Mistake - Branding Strategy Insider

Once there was a really fun, spirited airline that flew out of Dallas, Texas. This airline positioned itself as “The End of the Plain Plane.” And, so it

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How AI-Fueled Content Threatens Creator Credibility - Branding Strategy Insider

I haven’t devoted much space to AI-related stories due mostly to the vast overload of perspectives already in the public domain. However, a new and

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Why Consumers Resist Marketing - Branding Strategy Insider

From all my years in research and consulting, I think I’ve learned a thing or two about marketing worth sharing. Enduring fundamentals, mostly—yet often

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A Roadmap For Defying Assumptions And Reimagining Brands - Branding Strategy Insider

Poor Genrich Altshuller was an inventive genius, engineer, scientist, journalist, and author. Yet he was jailed in a Soviet gulag for “innovator’s

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How Brands Can Compete On Provenance, Purpose And Promise - Branding Strategy Insider

Recently, Bloomberg ran an article about Dr. Bronner’s. If you are unfamiliar, Br. Bronner’s Wikipedia page states: “Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps is an

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How Trust Enables Brand Belief - Branding Strategy Insider

Trust and confidence are closely linked and are at the base of consumer willingness to believe brand performance promises and to buy. It is the immutable

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How Brand Leaders Can Respond To Uncertainty - Branding Strategy Insider

Uncertainty around US economic policy is near record highs. As measured by the Federal Reserve, the index of uncertainty reached levels this week

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The Role Of Brand Strategy: Lessons From The Field - Branding Strategy Insider

So I was contacted by a young brand strategist this week, asking whether he could ask me a some questions about brand strategy. Of course, I said yes.

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10 Ways To Profitably Satisfy Customer Needs - Branding Strategy Insider

A couple of years ago, it was really clear that drivers who needed rental cars did not want to drive EV rental cars. A long wait at the rental car desk in

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Emotional Drivers Steer The Fate Of Brands - Branding Strategy Insider

All too often, we find brands laser-focused on touting their “superior” specs -- formulations, ingredients, sourcing, process, science, engineering and

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A Strategic Action Plan For Revitalizing Boeing - Branding Strategy Insider

In its most recent January 2025 earnings report, Boeing indicated it suffered a $4 billion loss, roughly four times “worse” than what was expected by

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Lessons From Beyond Meat And Impossible Foods' Marketing Mistakes - Branding Strategy Insider

Prior to COVID-19 and the price hikes of manufacturers, Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods were darlings of the food world. Beyond Meat products were mainly

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Brand Management Mistakes Hold Back Peloton - Branding Strategy Insider

Starbucks Rediscovers Its Human Side - Branding Strategy Insider

What Makes A Powerful CEO Brand? - Branding Strategy Insider

Brands And The Rising Value Of Trust - Branding Strategy Insider

Harley-Davidson Needs More Than An Age-Defying Strategy - Branding Strategy Insider

Legacy Brands Thrive On Constant Renewal - Branding Strategy Insider

How To Build Brand Value In A Tariff-Impacted Economy - Branding Strategy Insider

6 Ways AI Is Changing Product Management - Branding Strategy Insider

Weaker Brands Chase Their Competitors - Branding Strategy Insider

How Applebee’s Lost Its Competitive Advantage - Branding Strategy Insider

Why Coherence Is A Brand Leadership Imperative - Branding Strategy Insider

How Brands Can De-Risk The Moment - Branding Strategy Insider

How To Elevate Your Brand Voice And Reputation - Branding Strategy Insider

Weight Watchers Needs A Turnaround Strategy - Branding Strategy Insider

The Strategic Drivers Of Brand-Business Transformation - Branding Strategy Insider

Dominant Brands Wield The Power Of Trust - Branding Strategy Insider

Why Marketing Is Not An Exact Science - Branding Strategy Insider

3 Value-Delivery Mistakes That Are Costing Brands - Branding Strategy Insider

Skims: Nike's Dangerous Liaison? - Branding Strategy Insider

How Brands Build Consumer Confidence In Uncertain Times - Branding Strategy Insider

How To Build Quality-Focused Businesses And Brands - Branding Strategy Insider

Why Marketing Is About Wants, Not Needs - Branding Strategy Insider

9 Strategies To Leverage Uncertainty For Success - Branding Strategy Insider

Brands And AI: How Tastemaking Gives Humans The Creative Edge - Branding Strategy Insider

Brands Are Anchors In Times Of Uncertainty - Branding Strategy Insider

How Brands Gain True, Actionable Insights - Branding Strategy Insider

How Leading Brands Create The Best Value For The Price - Branding Strategy Insider

The Formula For Iconic Advertising Campaigns - Branding Strategy Insider

Southwest Airlines Makes Marketing's Biggest Mistake - Branding Strategy Insider

How AI-Fueled Content Threatens Creator Credibility - Branding Strategy Insider

Why Consumers Resist Marketing - Branding Strategy Insider

A Roadmap For Defying Assumptions And Reimagining Brands - Branding Strategy Insider

How Brands Can Compete On Provenance, Purpose And Promise - Branding Strategy Insider

How Trust Enables Brand Belief - Branding Strategy Insider

How Brand Leaders Can Respond To Uncertainty - Branding Strategy Insider

The Role Of Brand Strategy: Lessons From The Field - Branding Strategy Insider

10 Ways To Profitably Satisfy Customer Needs - Branding Strategy Insider

Emotional Drivers Steer The Fate Of Brands - Branding Strategy Insider

A Strategic Action Plan For Revitalizing Boeing - Branding Strategy Insider

Lessons From Beyond Meat And Impossible Foods' Marketing Mistakes - Branding Strategy Insider

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