you say social media, I say…

Here’s another download from last week’s Digital Symposium which I spoke at and attended (see express vs. operationalize for a synopsis of my talk) — this is from Mike Moran‘s presentation.

Mike is the (more…)

Posted on September 30th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand communication, marketing | 1 Comment | Comments RSS

webcast: aligning your remote salesforce

Just a heads up I’ll be speaking in the Sales and Marketing Management‘s Virtual Trade Show webcast this Thursday, 10.02.08 at 2:00PT/5:00ET, on “Aligning Your Remote Salesforce.”  My main point (more…)

Posted on September 30th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand touchpoints, sales | 0 Comments | Comments RSS

ideals for leveraging social media

Yesterday while attending Richmond Event’s Digital Symposium for a speaking engagement (see express vs. operationalize), I had the opportunity to (more…)

Posted on September 26th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under marketing | 0 Comments | Comments RSS

logic and magic

Reporting “live” from NYC’s Advertising Week!

Today I attended a debate entitled “Art vs. Science – The Battleground for the Future of Advertising.” One of the panelists (more…)

Posted on September 25th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under marketing | 0 Comments | Comments RSS

brown bagging

Brandweek’s cover story this week, Brown Bagging It Becomes Fashionable, reports on food consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands like Kraft, Campbell, ConAgra, etc.  These brands (more…)

Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under marketing, packaging | 0 Comments | Comments RSS

express vs. operationalize

Next week I’m speaking at the Digital Symposium at the Westin New York on “Using Internet Technologies to Operationalize Your Brand.”

The basis of my talk (more…)

Posted on September 18th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand communication, brand delivery, brand value, marketing | 2 Comments | Comments RSS

best buy integrates business growth and brand mission

With its latest business news (acquiring Napster), Best Buy continues pursuing its brand mission, “to make technology deliver on its promises.”

Depending on your perspective, (more…)

Posted on September 16th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand delivery, retail | 0 Comments | Comments RSS

brand camp, give me s’more

Tom Fishburne‘s new book, This One Time, At Brand Camp, is delightful.  Comprised of over 100 cartoons that poke fun at all the wonderfully stupid things we marketers say and think, (more…)

Posted on September 11th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand fun | 3 Comments | Comments RSS

saks gets it; bloomie’s not so much

NY Times’ Stuart Elliot recently reported about dueling efforts between Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdale’s to lure back reluctant shoppers. (more…)

Posted on September 8th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand communication, brand delivery, marketing, retail | 1 Comment | Comments RSS

dakine steals the show

Just a quick flash from Day 1 of the Action Sports Retailer (ASR) show (all things surf, skate, snow, etc.)  Dakine really stood out as one of the (very) few brands doing a good job reaching (more…)

Posted on September 5th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under marketing, marketing to women | 0 Comments | Comments RSS