Tag: Branding

Brand Gut Check

In the rush to get creative messages out and sell products, marketers often neglect brand strategy. Without a clear strategy and a strong positioning statement to use as the touchstone for creative, you often get empty messaging and wasted opportunity. […]

Confusing Brand with Brand Identity

I recently attended a “branding session” where I, along with other participants, was asked by a consultant to “brainstorm a brand”.  This was surprising to me on two levels.  First, the consultant in question was billed as a branding expert.  […]

So what’s this “Brand Challenge” thing?

With our 1st annual Brand Challenge, we’re challenging you – our hometown readers, clients and friends – to take a little time and nominate a small nonprofit that needs brand or marketing help.  If you don’t work or volunteer at […]