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Branding Strategy Insider | Advertising
31.01.2025
For decades, marketers have embraced the concept of a "consideration set"—a supposedly stable group of brands that consumers weigh before making a
30.01.2025
Harvard marketing guru Ted Levitt made his mark with a number of pithy ideas about the role of marketing and the purpose of business, all of which rested
29.01.2025
In our current environment, there are brands taking the opportunity to revitalize. CoverGirl and Burberry are two brands implementing turnarounds. These
28.01.2025
B2B and B2C brands are often assumed to be very different. One big assumption is that B2C brands are bought on emotions and B2B brands are bought on
24.01.2025
It's time for a new brand-building system to meet the shifting needs of today's consumers. One that acknowledges that: Consumers have changed The levers
23.01.2025
Innovation in fast food is often measured by the sizzle of a new product launch or the sleekness of a digital ordering kiosk. Yet Southpaw, a fast-growing
22.01.2025
Why would a brand give up on a winning brand promise? Why not contemporize that winning brand promise? Why decide it is best to copy strategies from other
21.01.2025
The Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz wasn’t originally designed with a heart because he’s, well, a machine. Yet it was the heart he wanted and inevitably
17.01.2025
I believe a good life is like a good sentence – we craft it in the active voice, not the passive. Act on the world, rather than have it act on you. As we
16.01.2025
I’ve been going to meetings, with both B2C and B2B clients, for over 25 years now. Many things have changed over this time, from how we present (no more
15.01.2025
According to Wikipedia and taken from a variety of business books and articles, “A challenger brand is a brand in an industry where it is neither the
14.01.2025
Everyone knows what a brand is, and few consumers do not have a few favorite brands for which they will pay a premium price or exert extraordinary effort
10.01.2025
Imagine for a minute the experience consumers encounter when grocery shopping. As they enter a store or navigate online, in any given category, people
09.01.2025
An angry undercurrent of frustration with brands haunts the marketplace. This, perhaps, has never been more evident than in the recent murder of
07.01.2025
As we enter the New Year, let’s think about the significance of brands slightly differently. Let’s think about the reciprocal, significant connections
20.12.2024
While the coming year will undoubtedly usher in new products and innovation, it will also bring corporate change to many retailers, distributors, and
19.12.2024
What happens when brand magnetism starts to fade, and why are we seeing an epidemic of brands that exist in ever smaller bands of separation and
18.12.2024
The message from the fourth floor was loud and clear: “We need to reverse declining revenues.” Carol, the CMO of a medium-sized pet food brand, knows well
17.12.2024
The CEO of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, is gone. Booted out of the company he helped create. Stellantis is the automotive entity that includes PSA Groupe
11.12.2024
You may agree new product introductions are the lifeblood and engine powering growth of most CPG food, beverage and lifestyle brands. Annual company
10.12.2024
The McDonald’s National Owners Association held their annual conference this past November 2024. One of the keynote speakers was to be Larry Light. If you
05.12.2024
Ever since Amazon purchased Whole Foods in 2017, observers, pundits, analysts, investors and the curious have wondered how Amazon would shake up the
04.12.2024
While the term strategy is invoked routinely in marketing plans, in truth, actual strategy is often missing, misapplied, or simply misunderstood. Here we
03.12.2024
Is AI the end of Marketing? Answering this question in the affirmative puts you in fraught company. Many have proclaimed the end of marketing before. In a
28.11.2024
The recent criticism of the new advertising for Jaguar has focused attention on when repositioning of a brand is necessary and effective. The positioning
27.11.2024
It is absolutely essential to face the facts when a brand is in turnaround mode. Letting everyone know exactly where the brand stands relative to where
26.11.2024
Nolan Bushnell knew he had a hit when he heard about the trouble at Andy Capp’s Tavern. Atari's founder had created only one prototype of its first video
22.11.2024
Change sucks. But irrelevance is even worse. Today most firms, institutions and individuals are grappling with 3 levels of relevance. Does my firm have a
21.11.2024
It's time to reorient your thinking on the most effective deployment of your investments in marketing communication. You can start by breaking free from
19.11.2024
In 2018, Harvard Business Review included an article on its website titled, “ When It’s Smart to Copy Your Competitor’s Brand Promise”. The authors were
15.11.2024
What trails consumer decisions like an ever-present shadow and has profound influence on the path to purchase? Fear and risk aversion. Fear is a pervasive
14.11.2024
Navigating the competitive job market can be challenging, especially in the fast-evolving world of branding and marketing. For those seeking an edge,
13.11.2024
Trust is an important ingredient in our daily lives. We trust the advice of total strangers online when making decisions about restaurants and hotels. We
07.11.2024
If you are a person of a certain age, you remember that a food revolution took hold in the late 1960’s. Put aside the visions of bell-bottom jeans,
01.11.2024
There is no substitute for a relevant, focused brand story that capitalizes on a form of ‘secret sauce’ -- conjuring added meaning, purpose and value to
31.10.2024
Every presidential election cycle of this century has felt like the most important one yet, to the point that saying so has become a cliché. This time
30.10.2024
It’s no easy feat to build a healthy brand that stands the test of time while continuing to advance category leadership. Focus, persistence, and sound
29.10.2024
There is a lot riding on Brian Niccol’s shoulders as he takes the helm at Starbucks. Barron’s, the financial newspaper, noted this week that Starbucks
25.10.2024
Now more than ever, earning consumer trust is paramount to the growth and development of your business. You can’t claim it. You can’t invoke it. Trust is
24.10.2024
Just recently, The Wall Street Journal featured three articles about grocery prices. Apparently, Nestlé, maker of Kit Kat and Purina, is offering discount