The Quiet Power of Luxury Branding
It’s about patience. Identity. Emotion. And telling a story so compelling that people justify the purchase to themselves.
Got Milk? Commercial
Our minds fight factual claims almost the way our body fights a virus. So we wrap it in entertainment.
How Great Brands Turn Customers Into True Believers
The more powerful the attraction, the more powerful the repulsion. Choose who to lose.
Why Your Online Trust Is Built Offline (and Always Has Been)
84% of purchases are people choosing among brands they’re already biased towards.
Is Your Brand Sending Mixed Messages? Here’s Why It Costs You
Your voice must be the same from ads to experience.
You Gotta Earn It!
What’s your challenge? Getting the public to know you, like you, and trust you. And earned media can help.
This campaign was ALMOST perfect
They're good billboards, but they could have been so much better.
Why Most Brands Fail to Connect
Without personality or story you don't have a brand. Sadly, all you have is a company.
Why Customers Don’t Believe You Even When You’re Honest
Potential buyers listen and nod, but still hesitate when trust hasn’t had time to form.
How to Build a Remarkable Brand They’ll Never Forget
You can't copy anybody. You have to see the angel in the marble.
The Plague taking over the Marketing Industry…
Many have abandoned the long-running campaign that was so powerful in days of yore.
Rebranding: When Panic Wears a New Logo
Double-check that it's good for you and not good for that person's billable hours.
The Phone Is Ringing Less This Year For Everyone
Something has changed for a lot of companies. Buyers are hesitant.
What separates Hokey from Funny in advertising
If you're not remarkable and you have a small budget, you're usually invisible.
Trust Is Already Deciding Your Prices (You’re Just Not In The Room)
Low-trust businesses pay a kind of tax for being low-trust.