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Crazy for crazy's sake is just crazy.
Crazy for crazy's sake is just crazy.

There has to be more than just sensationalism. More than just shocking someone into paying attention. There has to be meaning if we want people to care.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaMarch 11, 2016brand meaning
Rational thinking is overrated
Rational thinking is overrated

We're learning a lot about how humans make decisions thanks to research from the rational worlds of behavioral economics, psychology, and even neuroscience.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaMarch 4, 2016behavioral psychology, rational thinking
What it takes to tell an irresistible brand story
What it takes to tell an irresistible brand story

We all have our favorite brand or brands. They are the ones that have the ability to connect with us. What is it that they do that builds that connection?

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaFebruary 26, 2016Brand, brand storytelling
Brand purpose destroys mediocrity
Brand purpose destroys mediocrity

We get really stoked when we feel like what we are doing is making the world a little better place. That's what brand purpose can do.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaFebruary 19, 2016brand purpose
Brand gurus suck
Brand gurus suck

So-called brand "gurus" cause the world to think that working with brand consultants is a crap-shoot at best. We all deserve a better brand process.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaFebruary 12, 2016Brand, brand purpose
Start simple: the modern marketing mantra
Start simple: the modern marketing mantra

Start simple, learn, and iterate. This is the modern marketing mantra.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaFebruary 5, 2016modern marketing
Your brand needs to act like it means it
Your brand needs to act like it means it

Acting on your purpose means delivering on the promise that your brand sets forth.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaJanuary 29, 2016Brand
We still need big ideas
We still need big ideas

While we’re throwing out advertising, let's be careful not to throw out what people really want. That’s a big idea.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaJanuary 15, 2016big ideas
The 5 Steps of Customer Journey Mapping
The 5 Steps of Customer Journey Mapping

What do your prospects and customers want? It changes. Customer journey mapping helps you answer the question no matter where they are along the path.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaJanuary 8, 2016customer journey mappng
Customer journey mapping | Step 5 – The Look Back
Customer journey mapping | Step 5 – The Look Back

So you’ve converted that prospect into a customer. Congratulations! Now what? Well, it’s time to move to Step 5 of the customer journey mapping process.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaDecember 31, 2015Customer journey mapping
Customer journey mapping | Step 4 – The Confirming
Customer journey mapping | Step 4 – The Confirming

We’ve come to the point in the customer journey mapping where your prospects are ready to commit. They just need to validate or confirm the decision.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaDecember 24, 2015Customer journey mapping
Customer journey mapping | Step 3 – The Pros & Cons
Customer journey mapping | Step 3 – The Pros & Cons

At Step 3 of the customer journey mapping process, prospects want to weigh the options so they feel like they can make the very best choice.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaDecember 18, 2015Customer journey mapping
Customer Journey Mapping | Step 2 – The Search
Customer Journey Mapping | Step 2 – The Search

In Step 2 of customer journey mapping, your potential customers start to search for ways to solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaDecember 11, 2015Customer journey mapping
Customer Journey Mapping | Step 1 – The Inkling
Customer Journey Mapping | Step 1 – The Inkling

Through customer journey mapping, you create a guide for how, when, and where to engage with your potential customers.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaDecember 4, 2015Customer journey mapping
Customer experience is your brand
Customer experience is your brand

One person can tell us how we should think about our brand – your customer. Your brand is your customer experience.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaNovember 27, 2015Brand, customer experience
Why meaning is becoming a brand must
Why meaning is becoming a brand must

We need something that is stickier. Something that withstands the onslaught of the latest thing vying for our prospect’s attention. Something that has staying power.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaNovember 20, 2015Brand, brand purpose
People are yearning for meaning. Does your brand deliver?
People are yearning for meaning. Does your brand deliver?

It’s no longer enough to talk about your products and services. Today, people yearn for more. Find the Big Audacious Meaning in your brand.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaNovember 13, 2015Brand, brand purpose
Let's take back branding
Let's take back branding

Branding is way more powerful than a color. Or a typeface. Or a tagline. Branding is your entire organization as seen through the eyes of the world.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaNovember 6, 2015Branding
Feature-driven branding makes you incredibly forgettable
Feature-driven branding makes you incredibly forgettable

We need a reason to care before we want the details of the offer. So lay off the feature-driven branding.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaOctober 30, 2015Branding, video
Why your sales and marketing alignment needs an intervention
Why your sales and marketing alignment needs an intervention

I’m going to give away a huge secret of a successful sales and marketing alignment effort. Sales doesn’t get to be right. Marketing doesn’t get to be right.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaOctober 23, 2015sales and marketing alignment
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