Category: Blog
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Examples of Successful Sub-Brands
A Sub-Brand modifies the expectations of a parent brand. Some company’s brand architecture has many sub-brands (eg Hilton) while others have few (eg Coca-Cola)
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What is vertical branding? What is horizontal branding?
A vertical branding strategy pushes for objectively better products, while horizontal branding strategy is okay with being different. When I do brand strategy consulting, I often hear from the business owners and executives talk about the measures on which their product is the best in the marketplace. Having the best product is an accomplishment, but…
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Framing Effect in Marketing and Advertising
How a piece of information is framed can make it more or less effective at changing behavior. I assumed, as you might have, that the framing effect was just about how we present information. But I was surprised to learn that delves into our psychology, cognitive biases, and human nature. Thankfully, I studied psychology at…
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Beyond Meat brand profile
No more mystery for the plant-meat brand. The science, history, marketing and future of Beyond Meat. If I could be known as anything, it would be an expert on branding. But a close second would be an environmentalist; I am very concerned about global warming. I have an electric car, I have volunteered for the…
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Brand Extension Examples
Good examples of brand extensions make for a better strategic position. Bad ones are ugly. We detail examples of brand extensions from Apple, Callaway, Ferrari, Google, Snoop Dogg, Fender, and Cosmopolitan.
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Brand Promise
When a customer sees a brand, it is meaningful because of the promise that is implied. If I see Starbucks on a building, I am promised that great coffee and a cozy environment is inside. A brand promise is not a tag line or value proposition. We show you how to write a brand promise…
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47 Free and Effective Ways to Promote a Local Business
Not promoting is the biggest mistake small businesses consistently make. We teach small business owners about impressions, channels and target audience to help them choose the best promo opportunities. We give 47 ideas to effectively promote your business with little to no money.
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Co-Branding
More than the sum of their parts; brands can collaborate for great success (or disaster!) Co-branding can be great when two brands come together to make a product that neither brand would be able to pull off alone. But they fail when the new product is out of the scope of what customers could reasonably…
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The Power Of Branding
The effect of branding is powerful, or nearly every company would not feel the need to have a name and a logo. The power of branding is to influence actions; a strong brand can lubricate the process of asking for purchases, likes, shares, donations, or whatever action a business desires. This is because of our…
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Typography in Brand Guides: How 17 Brands Use Fonts
Consistent use of fonts is important for brands. Here are the best practices for typography pages in brand guidelines with 17 examples from big brands.