July 2023 - Page 2 of 3 - Branding Strategy Insider

The Creation Of BMW’s Ultimate Driving Machine Campaign

July 19, 20234 min

Does anyone remember a time before BMW? Unlikely. The German import has been on American streets since before most people were born. But in 1973, two advertising guys named Martin Puris and Ralph Ammirati ditched Carl Ally Advertising and the Fiat account to rent a hotel room in midtown Manhattan. They gave themselves four weeks to get a paying advertising client. After three weeks, they had no one. On week four, they got UPS. The...

by Larry Light

Brand Management

Transferring The Power Of Acquired Brand Equity

July 18, 20235 min

Ordinarily, unfairly capitalizing on the familiar brand identity of a known brand would be brand dilution. The entity using the known brand’s identity can be considered a parasite. A parasite brand is a brand that lives off the brand equity of another brand. No imitator, no copycat, no parasite should be allowed to steal another brand’s identity. That is the same as getting a free ride.

by Derrick Daye

Brand Strategy For Startups

July 17, 20235 min

Launching a startup comes with numerous challenges that need to be overcome. For early-stage CEOs, their main concerns typically revolve around product development and securing seed funding for growth. However, many fail to recognize the importance of brand building, often considering it a lesser priority.

by Larry Light

Brand Management

Why Twitter Needs A Strategic Approach To Building Trust

July 13, 20239 min

Recently, new Twitter CEO, Linda Vaccarino, told the world that Twitter would be “making history.” CEO Vaccarino faces many challenges. Current business press describe Twitter’s challenges on a daily basis. One of Twitter’s most pressing challenges is its stultifying trust deficit. Twitter’s trust decay is said to be the result of Mr. Musk’s Twitter changes since his purchase of the social networking site. Here are just some of the issues highlighted by business writers and...

by David Stewart

Brand Innovation

How Marketing And R&D Can Work Together

July 12, 20234 min

Two functions within the firm, research and development and marketing, should be natural allies in facilitating the growth of the firm. Indeed, Peter Drucker stated that: “Because the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two–and only two–basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs.” It is the role of Research and Development (R&D) to create long-term sources of cash flow by developing innovative,...

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