From What Great Brands Do,: Great brands identify powerful ideas on the horizon and discover ways to advance them. Learn more about advancing cultural movements in this new GetAbstract interview with me, Denise Lee Yohn Reveals ‘What Great Brands Do.’ More resources on cultural movements: Scott Goodson on Cultural Movements (audio interview with founder of StrawberryFrog, […]
Brand Experience Week draws to a close today with a Brand Experience Brief about a great brand in the making. This video audit and analysis introduces sweetgreen, a 30-unit salad quick serve restaurant concept, that brings the company mission and values to life in every aspect of the customer experience. DLYohn Brand Experience Brief: sweetgreen from Denise Lee […]
What happens when a former AOL executive with a 10 Diet-Cokes-a-day diet decides she and her family should be leading healthier lives? hint water — the unsweetened, preservative-free flavored bottled water that has become the favorite beverage of moms, celebrities, fitness enthusiasts, and more. There are so many great lessons to learn from Kara Goldin‘s journey from […]
Recently I had the privilege of speaking to the community at NestGSV, a co-working space and incubator for tech start-ups in Redwood City. I shared with the founders and leaders of start-ups in residence there several of the brand-building principles from my book, What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles That Separate the Best from […]
From What Great Brands Do: Great brands know that if you try to be all things to all people, you’ll never connect deeply with anyone. Here are a few resources to inspire your thinking about narrowing your customer focus: Mercedes Is Driving Dangerously, Chasing Customers Why Red Bull Loves Its Haters Great Brands Don’t […]
Here are three juicy audio interviews for your listening pleasure: Bill Horan, host of the “Secrets of Success” show on WHPC radio, asked me to explain how I selected the brands for my book What Great Brands Do. Listen to our interview to hear the measures I used to qualify a great brand — as […]
The real action at the World Cup won’t be between by the national teams from Brazil and The Netherlands, nor from Germany and Spain, or from any other soccer team. The biggest competition just might be between Nike and Adidas. […]
From What Great Brands Do: A company’s purpose and values mean nothing if they are not aligned and integrated with how the company engages and inspires its customers. Learn more about What Great Brands Do in this interview of me by Bob Morris. other quotes: with great brands, company culture and customer experience are inextricably linked […]
I’m sure I’m not alone in admiring Nike as a great brand — one that has capture people’s hearts and minds, not to mention their wallets and social conversations. What makes Nike such a well-loved brand? In addition to the insights I share in my book, What Great Brands Do, there is now solid market […]
My colleagues over at Bulldog Drummond have assembled an informative, inspiring collection of pieces entitled, “Be the Brand.” All are related to the central tenet that, “Brand is not a logo or a tagline. It’s a multidimensional platform that can be your greatest differentiator and competitive edge.” […]