Be Who You Are — A KFC Case Study
The Colonel was seen as old, outdated, and associated with the old south. Tragically unhip for a newer, younger audience.
Don’t Mess with Texas – Don’t do it.
How Texas got cleaner highways through an anti-littering campaign that never used the word litter.
HOPE gets crushed when Despair uses a megaphone
The only advertising that gets customers immediately is through discounts. I’ve seen this picture before, and I don’t like the ending.
Metaphor Proves Crucial for Harnessing Emotions for Increasing Ad Effectiveness
When participants returned for recall testing a week later, there was a significant difference.
Creemore Springs Brewery and the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516
Most breweries would say, “We’ve got this great quality product brewed with this really nice spring water.” But they went a different way.
Branding “Cheat Codes” for Explosive Growth
It’s much faster for me to convince you that other people already believe X about brand Y than to change your personal perceptions.
Pizza is not like its Italian cousins
Price is the easiest to match. Competitors will drive you out of business using this strategy when they have more money than you.
Kool-Aid – Owning the customer from every angle
Edwin Perkins took inspiration from Jello to create a mail order empire. Oh Yeah! From a General Store to a major brand.
Brand it Like Bogie
Four simple-as-dirt branding lessons from Casablanca on how to become irresistible to customers & impervious to competitors.
Rolls Royce – Selling just the Brand.
Bentley and Rolls Royce. You’ll be shocked when you learn what was sold, licensed, and protected. An epic story of Brand.
Personality Prescription, Part 10 – The Company Spokesperson
People don’t expect you to be a polished professional. They do expect you to be sincere and to tell them the truth as you see it.
Whole Foods – How passion became an empire
Founded in 1980 as a 10,500-foot location in Austin, TX. Thirty-seven years later Amazon bought it for $13.8B.
Making a Fortune With Magical Thinking
The prop “blaster” wielded by Harrison Ford in Star Wars just sold at auction for $1,057,500. Why? Emotional Attachment.
Do Annoying Commercials Accomplish the Right Goals?
Obnoxious ads get people to know who you are, but they neither develop fondness nor instill trust in your brand.
Nespresso – 400 Nespressos drunk every second
It failed twice even though it was cheaper and produced better quality coffee. It took glamour to finally create a successful launch.