simple brand tools

Recently I met with the folks in Cisco’s brand group and was delighted to find a few simple brand tools sitting in the place where a person’s business cards are usually found. (more…)

Posted on November 12th, 2009 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand tools, brand touchpoints | 3 Comments | Comments RSS

5 brands we would miss: budget

Yesterday I explained that I’m devoting my blog posts this week to a series on “5 Brands We Would Miss.”  The series, prompted by 24/7 Wall’s list of “Twelve Major Brands That Will Disappear,” is intended to explore what we would miss as a result of some of brands’ demise.  Today, it’s Budget. (more…)

Posted on May 4th, 2009 by denise lee yohn and filed under brands we would miss | 2 Comments | Comments RSS

segmentation: what’s it for?

There’s a healthy debate going on over at AdAge.com this week — a POV by Michael Fassnacht, Chief Customer Intelligence Officer at DRAFTFCB entitled “The Death of Consumer Segmentation?(more…)

Posted on April 16th, 2009 by denise lee yohn and filed under marketing | 1 Comment | Comments RSS

if a brand has something to say, say it

Why do brands that have a strong point of differentiation not position themselves on it??  Quizno’s serves a case in point. (more…)

Posted on April 2nd, 2009 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand communication, brand disappointments, brand equity | 4 Comments | Comments RSS

we’re the same, but different

Martin Bishop, author of the blog Brand Mix, recently posted about some new research on brand loyalty.  An implication from the research findings is that you can steal brand loyalists from the competition (more…)

Posted on February 26th, 2009 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand communication, brand perceptions, marketing | 0 Comments | Comments RSS