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april brand as business buffet

by denise lee yohn on April 30, 2012 · 0 Comments · in brand as business buffet

BurgerKing, Volvo, Coke, LEGO, and ShoeDazzle were some of the brands in my recent conversations.  Peruse this recap of my content this month to see what you might have missed:

march brand as business buffet

by denise lee yohn on March 30, 2012 · 0 Comments · in brand as business buffet

Between spring break, March Madness, and primary season, there’s been a lot going on outside the brand world this month.  But there’s also been a flurry of new brand-building content going around.  Here’s a handy recap of what I contributed to the conversation: brand-building: Steve Jobs on Brand-Building – a slide show of what Walter Isaacson’s [...]

february brand as business buffet

by denise lee yohn on February 28, 2012 · 0 Comments · in brand as business buffet

A new definition of brand.  Inspiring employees.  My take on the Super Bowl ads and the new Taco Bell tagline.  Check out my writings on these and other topics in the following “brand as business buffet,” a round-up of content from me from this past month. retail and restaurants: How to Keep ‘Em  Coming Back [...]

thank you and come again

by denise lee yohn on February 2, 2012 · 0 Comments · in brand communication, brand touchpoints, marketing, retail

brand as business bit:  My latest Brand New Perspectives column in QSR Magazine answers a QSR operator’s question about keeping customers coming back. The piece outlines my thoughts on increasing purchase frequency — an objective of practically every marketer — I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the effectiveness of a heart-felt ‘thank you.’  [...]

january brand as business buffet

by denise lee yohn on January 31, 2012 · 0 Comments · in brand as business buffet

Hi folks!  Trying a new feature this year — a monthly round-up of my published content. It’s a mental buffet of ideas that may seem schizophrenic at times (I do work on fast food restaurants as well as fitness brands, after all!), but it’s all in the service of helping companies understand and apply the [...]

best bits of 2010

by denise lee yohn on December 21, 2010 · 0 Comments · in brand communication, brand delivery, brand perceptions, brand touchpoints, business, leadership, marketing, retail

Whew!  What a year it’s been. Over the past year, my brain has pumped out 1778 tweets, 81 brand as business bites blog posts, 17 videos, 11 published articles, 11 brand as business brief newsletters, 10 podcast interviews, 8 QSR Magazine columns, 8 Slideshare documents, 7 speaking engagements, 3 guest blog posts, and countless random [...]

best bits from dine america 2010

by denise lee yohn on September 16, 2010 · 1 Comments · in business, leadership

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to speak at Dine America, the invitation-only conference for senior executives in foodservice, produced by QSR Magazine.  Insights from my session, The Price is Right (winning pricing strategies for QSRs) will be featured in an upcoming edition of my monthly column with the magazine. In the meantime, I [...]

the opinion in imho

by denise lee yohn on August 2, 2009 · 6 Comments · in brand touchpoints, business, marketing

Apparently my “Outside Insights” column, How to Defeat McDonald’s**,  on QSR Magazine‘s home page has prompted concern among the folks at McDonald’s.  It was intended as a service piece for fast feeders looking for insights on how to establish competitive advantage — but the Golden Arches media relations team seems to view it as a [...]

why fast feeders need starbucks to succeed

by denise lee yohn on February 11, 2009 · 1 Comments · in brand perceptions, brand value, marketing, retail

The editor of QSR Magazine, the trade journal for quick service restaurant brands (fast feeders like McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins, etc.), interviewed me to explain to QSRs “Why You Win If Starbucks Survives.”