Category: brand management
4 Guidelines to Achieving Great Advertising Creative
April 19, 2017
The importance of starting with brand strategy The conversation with clients about how to get great creative often starts with the client asking something along the lines of “I want a brand and a great video that will be a social media viral success”. The conversation then quickly gets bogged down with executional details. The… [read more]
The Fundamentals of Brand Management: Marketing Planning
November 9, 2015
I had the privilege of developing and delivering a seminar on the “Fundamentals of Brand Management” for the University of Toronto. It was challenging to condense 25 years of brand management and marketing experience into a two-hour seminar. I decided that focussing on how to develop a brand and marketing plan would be most helpful… [read more]
Brand as a Reflection of Society and a Colourful Benchmark of History
June 17, 2015
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to visit the Museum of Brands in London, England while at an international symposium on brand management and measurement. The Museum of Brands boasts a collection of over 12,000 brands as represented by packaging, posters, toys and games. Given the roots of modern day advertising in London, the… [read more]
Brand Management 101
February 26, 2014
Brands are critical to business success. They define your identity, they are how customers view and think of you. They convey your customer/consumer promise. As such it is essential to manage your brand proactively. Yet where do you start? What do you consider? How do you act? Never fear, this is Brand Management 101. What is… [read more]