Whether you are a consultant, a leader, a recent graduate or an entrepreneur, having a strong and unique personal brand can get you noticed by prospective clients, business partners, and employers. …
Category: Branding
5 Tips from Cult Brands – Lessons from The Gathering 2019
What do airplanes, junk-removal, and skateboarding have in common? A lot more than you may think. These were just three categories represented at The Gathering 2019 where brand leaders from Air Canada Rouge, 1-800-Got-Junk, and professional skateboarder Tony Hawk shared their advice for growing cult brands. Over the course of three days, the Fairmont Banff…
HO-HO-HOLD the Product Placement
When you cuddle up by the fire to watch a holiday movie, what you may not notice are the brands, strategically placed and working their way into our consciousness. …
The Marketing Mix on Marijuana
What will the future of legalized cannabis in Canada look like? In light of complex regulation, many have been left dazed and confused where the marketing of marijuana is concerned….
Style and Substance: Why Brand Guidelines Matter
More interactions mean more opportunities to fail or succeed at providing a great customer experience. Brand guidelines can help you mitigate these challenges….
Jingles – What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
There was a time when nearly every product advertised had some sort of original music, a jingle, associated with it. That’s no longer the case, although a catchy song remains a very powerful advertising tool. Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz Commercial jingle writing in the mid-twentieth century was an industry within an industry. Many songwriters subsisted…