Ocean Side With Jack Trout
Inspired. That’s how I left after a two hour visit with Jack Trout yesterday at his family’s beautiful winter home in Sarasota, Florida.
NEW THINKING
Inspired. That’s how I left after a two hour visit with Jack Trout yesterday at his family’s beautiful winter home in Sarasota, Florida.
We are regularly on the speaking circuit. After recent trips speaking at brand conferences throughout the world we collected these interesting insights:
In commerce we are nearing the unthinkable. Efficiency and solid performance are becoming table stakes, a bottom line license to compete. Your challenge is to get beyond table-stakes.
The eighth most important thing to know about building winning brands is that brands must exhibit admirable human qualities.
1) Brands that influence culture sell more; culture is the new catalyst for growth. Look at Google. They are changing the way we behave online. Nike is a brand that has become a part of all culture. If you get into that split screen, you become part of the lexicon of life.