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My clients often ask me how to improve the effectiveness of their communication. While I am not aware of a magic formula, I know some tips that can help you improve yours. I will share with you some of the ideas I borrowed from Social Psychology. If you want to learn more, I recommend you …
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Here is a universally accepted definition: a brand as a promise. However, for a marketer to focus solely on the promise is not enough. Here is why… We previously talked about how obsessed Millennials are with making a real difference. Fortunately for the world, and unfortunately for brand managers who got caught off guard, this is a new …
What is one thing that all companies have but nobody uses? That’s right, a mission statement. The reason why nobody uses them is that most of them are written very badly. Today, we are going to tackle the world's mission statement problem. First, let’s start with the definition of a mission statement. No company is …
According to Wikipedia, Canadian Millennials are those who were born as of 1976 up to 1999, inclusively. They are also known as Generation Y or Echo Boomers. They have a characteristic set of values that makes them significantly different from earlier generations. Or so you thought... As much as we think Gen Y have a …
Having involved in many verbal identity projects, I must admit, naming is a deceptively difficult task. Most people (even some branding professionals) might think that naming a product or a company should be as easy as naming a pet or a child. Unfortunately, that is far from the truth. Why? Finding a strategically good name …
Previously, we talked about the importance of simplifying your offers. Today, I will give you a couple of actionable tips that are going to impact your bottom line. I would like to refer to Dan Ariely's work. He is a Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University. He is also the author of “Predictably Irrational”, …
Recently, I am reading Prof. Barry Scwartz’s book “The Paradox of Choice”. He teaches social theory and social action. In this book, he did a stellar job explaining how “the freedom to choose everything” makes you eventually less happy. Western societies, particularly North American ones, are built on the premise that people should have the freedom of choice. The …
I am a firm believer of simplicity. This blog follows the same philosophy. It is all about simplifying seemingly complicated matters and giving you correct and actionable answers. Today, we will talk about the key criteria of a powerful promise. Interbrand, the largest brand consulting firm in the world, uses four key rules. To my knowledge, …
Here is the irony: As a Brand Strategist, I don’t like to use the term brand too often. Granted, it is a sexy word. Yet, more often than not it is misused. Let me explain what I mean. Do you remember the old TV show, Batman? There was a Bat version of everything. Our heroes …