Author: Colin Finkle

  • Daryl Weber interview

    Daryl Weber interview

    The framework for using science to make marketing decisions. When science and marketing meet, something special happens: we start dealing with how things are as opposed to how we think they are. We make assumptions when we are marketing a company, and we very rarely have the opportunity to test them. We are best to…

  • Brand Seduction book review

    Brand Seduction book review

    Psychology and neuroscience meet branding. The good. Real Science This book is based on 60 years of psychology and neuroscience. True Branding About how the feeling of a brand drives sales. Usable Actionable practices you can use tomorrow. The bad. Critical of Marketing This book may be hard on how you have been working. Analytical…

  • Overview of Brand Relationship Strategies

    Overview of Brand Relationship Strategies

    Executive Summary | Abstract | TL;DR In an organization with multiple products, brands or sub-brands, their relationships to each other need to be carefully considered because they will have an impact on each other’s brand associations and brand equity. There are five strategies. 1) Master Brand strategy: the company brand is the focus and is…

  • Jay Baer interview

    Jay Baer interview

    Customer service: the new spectator sport. Your brand is up to bat. You probably think your company is hitting it out of the park with customer service. Well, sorry to break it to you, but you are probably only hitting singles and may even be hitting foul balls. And now, everyone is watching because customers…

  • Kelly Childs and Erinn Weatherbie interview

    Kelly Childs and Erinn Weatherbie interview

    These women have taken a cupcake shop and made an international epicurean tourist attraction. BMB’s Interview Series features conversations with marketers and business owners who exemplify brand marketing. Kelly’s Bake Shoppe is a cupcake bakery on the rise; but not rising with the traditional flour and baking soda. Kelly’s features delicious treats that are gluten-free, dairy-free,…

  • What is a brand?

    What is a brand?

    Definition of Brand The definition of a brand means different things to different people. For the purposes this blog, we will define a brand as: The aggregate total of perceptions the customers and potential customers have towards an individual or organization and its offerings based on prior experience and media. That is a lot to process. Don’t worry,…