What do Mitch Joel, Mark Di Somma, Adam Toporek, Jeannie Walters, Mike Wittenstein, and yours truly have to say about customer experience and brand-building?  Check out this slideshare of quotes, Great Brands Create Extraordinary Experiences. These nuggets of wisdom are culled from a series of interviews I had with business thought-leaders about my new book, Extraordinary Experiences: […]

Looking for some inspiration about creating extraordinary experiences?  Need some insights on great retail customer experiences?  Check out this new slideshow, featuring the Top 10 Quotes from my new book, Extraordinary Experiences: What Great Retail and Restaurant Brands Do. Top 10 Quotes from Extraordinary Experiences from Denise Yohn My new book Extraordinary Experiences profiles seven […]

Should you launch a direct competitive attack? Should you run ads that call out your competitors by name? How can you aggressively challenge a competitor?  If you’ve ever struggled with these questions, take a look at my new video. It’s the second in a short series of videos to address the questions I regularly hear […]

Check out a few quotables about influence — from the National Speakers Association Conference INFLUENCE 2015.  Featuring Chef Jeff Henderson, Verne Harnish, Jenn Lim of Delivering Happiness & more. 7 Influential Insights — Quotables from National Speakers Association Conference INFLUENCE 2015 from Denise Yohn other quotables: The Practices & Principles That Produce Great Retail Brands — CMOs of […]

A couple of weeks ago I had the terrific opportunity to hear the marketing chiefs at some of the nation’s greatest brands explain their strategies and approaches to brand-building.  They, along with industry thought leaders, shared some important insights that I’ve compiled in this slideshow: The Practices and Principles That Produce Great Retail Brands Check […]

Welcome to my newest Brand Experience Brief, a video audit and analysis of a new or interesting retail or restaurant concept.  Today you can take a look at Sport Chalet flagship store located in the Fig@7th shopping center in downtown Los Angeles, CA.  As you will see, the concept and design of the store is quite compelling […]

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From What Great Brands Do:  Focusing on the core of your brand – and staying committed to that focus – is the key to building a strong brand.   This is the latest in a series of quote posters from my book.  Check out the updated collection of posters so far — and feel free […]

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Dear Friends and Colleagues, As I look back on 2014, I am thrilled by the success of the launch of my book, What Great Brands Do:  The Seven Brand-Building Principles That Separate the Best from the Rest (Jossey-Bass) – and I know I couldn’t have done it without you. So, as a part-thank you and […]

The company behind Sbarro has created a new fast casual pizza concept, Pizza Cucinova. It’s a higher end customer experience than most brands aspiring to become the “Chipotle of pizza.” Check out this video audit and analysis of the brand experience: DLYohn Brand Experience Brief: Pizza Cucinova from Denise Lee Yohn on Vimeo. other brand […]

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Earlier this year, I was interviewed about what women want from digital technology.  (Thanks to Robin Raskin, Maria Bailey, and the team at MommyTech TV for the interview!)   I’ve studied the topic ever since my years heading up brand and strategy at Sony Electronics.  More recently, women’s needs have come to the forefront of […]