Topic: brand strategy
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]
5 Steps to Making Data Insights More Actionable
March 31, 2016
I had the opportunity to attend the CMAInsights Conference last year. The conference theme was built around “how true insights express the best of data and marketing”. The following is a summary of key conference takeaways for marketers on how to leverage data and analytics in the development of successful marketing campaigns. An insightful case… [read more]
METEORIC CHANGE IN MARKETING
January 31, 2016
Marketing continues to be transformed – or is it? The discipline of marketing has fundamentally changed as a result of the massive amount of consumer information now available. Not a new theme but the point is that we now know more about our customers than ever before. The ability to connect the dots with big data… [read more]
Leverage Market Research to Build Content Strategy
May 30, 2014
In todays online and socially connected business world, leading organizations know that developing a successful brand involves access to timely market research. Market research can help you understand the needs of your customers, define their attitude toward your brand, and ultimately help you successfully execute your content strategy. There are four key criteria for successful… [read more]
How to Build Brand Through Storytelling
March 27, 2014
We are constantly bombarded by information in our daily lives. Information abounds, facts and statements shape our opinions. In this environment it is essential to form an emotional connection between your brand and your customers. As branding experts, we can benefit our customers with effective storytelling. Stories resonate with us on an emotional level. They… [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]
Brand Strategy and Content Strategy: How to Make it Successful
January 7, 2014
In a high-tech, fast-paced competitive marketplace where sought-after products, services and experiences can be duplicated in the blink of an eye, brand is key to building organizational distinctiveness that can be leveraged to competitive advantage. But what exactly is brand strategy and how does it make a difference? The following are a few tips about… [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]
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]