A Rock-solid Brand Development Strategy Is Simple. Really.

It’s a fact – Building a strong brand drives higher profits directly to your bottom line. Although it’s a long process, getting there doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, you can boil your brand development plan into two distinct parts – defining your points of distinction and then proving each one of them on a […]

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Give a Little, Get a Lot: A Comedic Brand Building Experiment

One of the hottest comedians in the US, Louis CK, conducted an experiment to see what would happen if he independently created and sold a DRM-free video of unaired material direct to consumers on his website for $5. Standard sales of comedy specials would typically cost about $20 per video, the videos would not be […]

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The Decline of Celebrity Brand Endorsements

  Are celebrity endorsements a thing of the past? A brand marketing dinosaur? I say No, and I’ll tell you why. Celebrities are cool. Celebrities are recognizable. Celebrities are dumpster fires just waiting to happen. Americans are obsessed with fame. How else do you explain American Idol, The National Inquirer, TMZ, and Celebrity Apprentice? The […]

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Pull. Don’t Push. Inbound Marketing and Why It’s Important

The following is an excerpt from our newest e-book on inbound marketing. Download it here. Inbound marketing is the act of attracting prospects and customers through the publishing of ideas, expertise, articles or other original content that educates your audience. If done correctly, this “earned media” technique results in more leads and sales. For example, […]

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The 3 A’s of Brand-Driven Employees

  From the moment a new employee starts their job, they begin on a journey. The ultimate destination for every employee is that they become a brand-driven employee. During the process, there are three A’s to remember. Aware First an employee must be immersed in the positive practices and processes that make your company what […]

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5 Ways to Find Your Creative Process

  While designers, illustrators, and fine artists are all creative, each have a very different creative process. Most of us only pay attention to the end result while the process is often ignored or neglected. Glenn Griffin and Deborah Morison examine these possibilities and trends in their book “The Creative Process Illustrated: How Advertising’s Big […]

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