Monthly Archives: January 2017
Standing Out by Creating Content Customers Want with Dave Gerhardt
January 30, 2017
“The only way to stand out is to build a brand.” B2B marketers often focus most of their energy on sales funnels, lead generation, and analytics. But how do you stand out in the noisy marketplace? A few weeks ago, … Read More
Social Sound Bite: Rogue Tweets from Badlands National Park
January 27, 2017
On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the KXIC studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed recent “rogue tweets” from Badlands National Park, in response to an alleged media blackout for federal agencies from the … Read More
Should Your Brand Take a Stand?
January 25, 2017
Should your brand stand for something? It’s easy to mistake this as a simple question. Of course, we want our brands to stand for something! However, as we venture beyond the safe confines of product and industry conversations, broader sociological, … Read More
Millennial Marketing and Media Brands with Gabriella Mirabelli
January 23, 2017
“You are the steward of the cluster that’s drawn to your brand.” Today, we’re simultaneously in control of our brands and not in control, as we build an increasingly diverse audience across diffused media platforms and touch points. It’s this … Read More
Creating Stories from Customer Empathy with Carla Johnson
January 16, 2017
“Brands that we look to, that are charismatic, know their audience. They know who they are.” Stories, personality, and experiences are the building blocks of modern brands of all shapes and sizes. This week, Carla Johnson of Type A Communications … Read More
Moving Your Brand from Average to Exceptional with Jay Acunzo
January 9, 2017
“All advice is bad advice unless it’s contextualized to you.” As marketers and brand builders, we get advice left and right. Do this, not that. Send this many emails. Write this many blog posts. This week, Jay Acunzo of the … Read More
Social Sound Bite: How Wendy’s Handles Social Media Trolls
January 6, 2017
On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the KXIC studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed a recent Twitter exchange between fast food giant Wendy’s and a social media troll. Instead of following conventional wisdom … Read More
In 100 episodes we’ve had a lot of our expert guests define what branding is. Today we add a new definition to that list. Seth Godin joined me to celebrate, as he said, “showing up 100 times.” I’m happy to … Read More