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Archive for the ‘Branding’ Category
Starbucks’ new logo
Posted by
Mark
on Saturday, April 19th, 2008. Filed under
Branding
.
Neil and I have written (
as recently as this
) about MyStarbucksIdea.com and the "join 'em" marketing communications strategy it ...
(more...)
» Continue reading "Starbucks’ new logo"
Furniture Market Review
Posted by
Neil
on Sunday, April 13th, 2008. Filed under
Branding
,
Burris
,
Customer Service
,
Fresh Ideas
.
This past week marked the
Spring Furniture Market
in High Point, NC. It was also when much of ...
(more...)
» Continue reading "Furniture Market Review"
Brand Obama
Posted by
Mark
on Saturday, April 12th, 2008. Filed under
Branding
,
Celebrities
,
Fresh Ideas
,
Politics
.
"The promotion of the brand called Obama is a case study ...
(more...)
» Continue reading "Brand Obama"
What’s your idea?
Posted by
Neil
on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008. Filed under
Branding
,
Customer Service
,
Golf
,
Social networks
,
Web
.
As many of you may know, Starbucks recently launched a new online community at
mystarbucksidea.com
where customers ...
(more...)
» Continue reading "What’s your idea?"
“You are the client. But you pay me.”
Posted by
Mark
on Thursday, March 6th, 2008. Filed under
Advertising
,
Branding
,
Design
.
A shout out to Dan at
Forty
, a company that
Eric
introduced me ...
(more...)
» Continue reading "“You are the client. But you pay me.”"
UPS’s Whiteboard HQ
Posted by
Mark
on Wednesday, March 5th, 2008. Filed under
Advertising
,
Branding
,
Fresh Ideas
.
For several years now UPS has been using a consumer and b2b face based on a lone art director and ...
(more...)
» Continue reading "UPS’s Whiteboard HQ"
Art is fast becoming science
Posted by
Mark
on Friday, February 22nd, 2008. Filed under
Advertising
,
Branding
,
Fresh Ideas
,
Managing
,
Web
.
An eye-opening article in the current (
Walk Softly and Carry a Big Checkbook
, February 18, 2008) Fortune ...
(more...)
» Continue reading "Art is fast becoming science"
The perfect media mix - 1
Posted by
Mark
on Monday, December 10th, 2007. Filed under
Advertising
,
Branding
,
Managing
,
Web
.
I'm giving a talk next month to a group of marketing leaders in the golf industry. The topic - "The ...
(more...)
» Continue reading "The perfect media mix - 1"
The merging of clicks and bricks
Posted by
Mark
on Friday, December 7th, 2007. Filed under
Branding
,
Customer Service
,
Digital lifestyle
,
Web
.
One of the more interesting things happening at retail these days is the emergence of online tactics helping to fuel ...
(more...)
» Continue reading "The merging of clicks and bricks"
The half life of the CMO
Posted by
Mark
on Saturday, December 1st, 2007. Filed under
Advertising
,
Branding
,
Managing
.
The Short Life of the Chief Marketing Officer
is the title of a piece in the current (Dec 10, ...
(more...)
» Continue reading "The half life of the CMO"
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