Revive, Reframe, Or Retire: The Strategic Choices For Memory Brands
I have a special spot in my heart for Memory Brands, because I have worked on so many of them and found them to be rather misunderstood. Memory brands are not smaller benchmark brands. They ...
The Most Underutilized Competitive Advantage: Brand Culture
The Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl, as we all know. Numerous video recaps of the game, a wide variety of articles, and a lot of insights from observers, sports analysts, and Monday-morning quarterbacks focused ...
The Brands That Stay Closest To Customer Problems Win
Decades ago, in the annals of advertising agency history, BBDO had an approach to creating winning communications. It was called The Four Point Process. The Four Point Process was a really big deal because, at ...
Heritage Brand Strategy: Four Types, Four Distinct Strategies
Today, heritage brands occupy a difficult position. Squeezed between private label that sets value and insurgent brands that speak to values. Having worked on several, I have found that they often take the same approach ...