Author Archives: Nick Westergaard
How to Avoid Being a ‘Vanilla Brand’ with Gini Dietrich
April 11, 2016
“Don’t be afraid to inject humor and humanity into your brand. People love this. Life’s too short to be that serious.” This week’s episode was many things but serious was not one of them! Spin Sucks author and founder Gini … Read More
On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the KXIC studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed two major social platform updates. First, after Facebook bowed out of negotiations, Twitter picked up the streaming rights for … Read More
Why Having a Brand Filter Makes Decisions Easy at AWeber
April 4, 2016
“Your brand is more than your logo.” How many times have you heard something like this? If you’re a visual brand builder like Mike Smith, you probably find yourself saying this a lot. But what does it really mean? As … Read More
On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the KXIC studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed the new Instagram algorithm. While some are freaking out — pleading with followers to turn on push notifications for … Read More
How Poo~Pourri Uses Humor to Humanize Their Brand
March 28, 2016
When your business category is taboo, how do you get people to talk about it? Suzy Bátiz is the inventor and entrepreneur behind Poo~Pourri, an innovative brand that is literally changing the way we go to the bathroom. As founder … Read More
Social Sound Bite: Email Marketing Is NOT Dead
March 25, 2016
On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the KXIC studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed a new report on which digital marketing tactics are most effective. Guess what? Once again, the winner was email … Read More
Everything You Do Is Branding with John Michael Morgan
March 21, 2016
“Everyone has a brand because everyone has a reputation.” John Michael Morgan knows a thing or two about branding for everyone. That’s because the Brand Against the Machine author has worked with everyone from bestselling authors, Fortune 500 companies, small … Read More
Customer Service Is the New Branding with Jay Baer
March 14, 2016
“Every single time you respond to a customer complaint it increases advocacy. Every time you don’t it decreases it.” Jay Baer would know. For his new book Hug Your Haters, Jay didn’t just write about what he thought and felt about … Read More
Why Story Is Coldwell Banker’s Biggest Brand Asset
March 7, 2016
“People want to hang out with brands they like and trust. Those are the principles we were founded on in 1906.” As Chief Marketing Officer at Coldwell Banker Real Estate, it’s Sean Blankenship’s job to guide a brand going through one … Read More
Social Sound Bite: Facebook Instant Articles – Coming Soon for Everyone
February 29, 2016
On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the KXIC studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed Facebook instant articles. These fast-loading, mobile friendly articles have been available for big publishers like The New York Times and National … Read More