Topic: Brand Matters
Why Millennials Matter Even More to Marketers
November 12, 2013
Each new generation’s cultural mindset is a game-changer for marketers. But Millennials (Gen Y) are the ones to watch. Experts agree that their influence could be as significant as that of the Baby Boom generation. There are plenty of assumptions the experts don’t agree on. Many have described Millennials as lazy kids with an overblown… [read more]
Why Branding Matters Even More in Successful B2B Marketing
October 15, 2013
In an increasingly commoditized business-to-business (B2B) marketplace, how can you differentiate your company’s offering to become more relevant to your customers and preferred by your prospects? The answer is branding. A well differentiated brand articulates your value proposition and aligns executional behaviours to business strategy so that you can better deliver on promises and build… [read more]
How Do You Know When it’s Time to Review Your Brand?
September 9, 2013
Brand strategy is key to ensuring that your brand is aligned with company objectives but in an increasingly fast-changing marketplace, you can’t just set it and forget it. Even the renowned McKinsey & Company have developed a branding practice to keep pace with the advances of digital marketing, less controlled messaging and the need to to… [read more]
7 Secrets to Nurturing an Effective Internal Brand as Culture
August 13, 2013
Here are 7 critical things they’re doing right. 1. Give employees something to believe in. Employees are the all-important bridge between strategy and execution. For the brand to be relevant to the customer, it needs to be relevant to employees. The ultimate achievement is to have employees that consistently deliver on the brand promise in… [read more]
How “Big Data” is Changing Marketing. And Why Canada is Being Left Behind.
July 11, 2013
The following interview was conducted with Brand Matters’ president and founder, Patricia McQuillan. In 2017, we returned to the content of this interview confirming the same theme with the latest information available through the CMA and Conference Board of Canada. Q. Canadian consumers are primed to engage in the digital economy. But are Canadian brand managers… [read more]
Welcome to the Brand Matters Blog
June 27, 2013
As Canadian marketing leaders and branding expert at Brand Matters, the subject of how to brand build and foster a collaborative work culture in our rapid paced digital economy are constant themes. Whether the discussion is about how to develop the best digital marketing strategy or how to form a team of related experts to… [read more]