Has the economic downturn affected the strongest brands?
Once brand value has been established, it benefits the brand long term and value doesn’t easily collapse in a tight economy.
Archived entries for brand strategy
Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Messaging
Messaging is a critical element in the marketing tool box. Too often, final messaging to customers ends up being not “on strategy” or, worse, far off the strategy. In our experience, the reason for this lies in the gap between strategy and execution.
Sensory Branding and Communication
Clients often tell us that their previous advertising and brand communications looked great, but did not have the kind of impact they expected. Assuming they had a sound brand strategy in place, what could have gone wrong? The simple answer often is that the non-verbal message being presented was just not resonating with the intended …
How to tell if your brand’s health is slipping
Brands live in a dynamic, ever-changing environment. Many variables affect the well-being of a brand, including trends, economic cycles, new competitors, changing tastes, lack of innovation, just to mention a few. Brand health needs to be monitored and maintained. But how can you tell whether your brand is deteriorating? A 2007 survey of brand marketers …