Here’s a video audit and analysis of Costco.  You might think you know this brand but I’m going to show you the unique customer strategy behind its popularity. DLYohn Brand Experience Brief: Costco from Denise Lee Yohn on Vimeo. Costco is one of the seven brands I profile in my new book, Extraordinary Experiences: What […]

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I recently wrote an article for OPENfor.business entitled, “Are You Making Excuses for Not Building Your Brand or Are You Embracing Its Potential?”  In it, I explained that some CEOs try to explain why brand-building isn’t relevant or possible for them by claiming “Our situation is different.”  But the unique challenges they think face are, more […]

great brands don't chase customers

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 […]

Red-Bull

When Dietrich Mateschitz launched Red Bull in 1987, he wanted the brand to be perceived as an ultra-premium drink so he made it the most expensive carbonated drink around at $2 a can. […]

Car Wallpaper at Dieselstation.com

“Brazen.” “Provocative.” “Exuberant.”  What automotive brand comes to mind when you hear those words?  BMW?  Audi?  Maybe even Porsche?  Certainly not Mercedes – and yet, that’s exactly how New York Times reporter John Pearley Huffman described Mercedes’ newest release, the CLA250. Now, I’m not a car gal so I can’t tell you if Huffman’s review […]