It’s there, lurking in the DNA of every brand. When we shine a light on it, we discover just how brilliant our brand position could be.
Read MoreThese 3 simple questions will make our brand strategy more focused and powerful. Because they unlock what’s relevant and important to our prospects – stuff they give a damn about. If we show them that we care about that, they may just give a damn about us.
Read MoreWe should collaborate and be agile. But not at the expense of creating a brand strategy that is meaningful and compelling. This is not a plea to go back to the old ways. Speed is awesome. Right up to the point it asks us to sacrifice greatness.
Read MoreA rallying cry creates the emotional shorthand that sticks in our heads and builds strong positive associations. Those are powerful elements that help a brand rise above competitors and help turn customers into advocates.
Read MoreWhat makes it so irresistible is that we're no longer restricted to that small sliver of our waking hours. It expands what we believe we can do. That can be truly transforming.
Read MoreI propose a new standard. Let's embrace the wit and humor by agreeing that we can only be snarky if we accompany it with real ways that we're going to help make things better.
Read MoreShows us that you really took a hard look at who you are and the difference you are here to make. Then live it in a way that gets us excited about engaging with you. We want to believe in purpose. But you have to believe in it, too.
Read MoreA sense of purpose elevates a brand. It creates a level of desirability that transcends everything else. These are the brands that have prospects seeking them out. Because they stand for something meaningful. Something galvanizing. Something irresistible.
Read MorePurpose shares those same character-forming powers that we encountered in at the beginning of our learning adventure. Those were lessons that formed the successful people we are today. Imagine what it could help us and our organizations become in the days ahead.
Read MoreThere is a new expectation. An expectation that purpose becomes part of our operating model. It's not a suggestion. It's the world's largest investor, BlackRock, telling us it is becoming a requirement.
Read MoreWhen you have a brand purpose, you get rewarded in extraordinary ways. That's not something you can trigger with a bigger marketing spend. Those are privileges that only purpose can bring to your organization.
Read MorePeople would trade compensation for brand purpose. As consumers, we all will opt for the purpose-driven option when given the choice. All of which explains why purpose-driven organizations outperform their peers.
Read MoreWe can fight the brutal battle for more customers. Or we can choose to gather in our believers with a brand purpose. And reap the rewards.
Read MorePersonas give our purpose-driven brand an empathy-inducing ability. To care more about what the prospects need rather than what we want to sell. And in the process, give them a reason to care about us.
Read MoreYou know that feeling you get when you just have to click that button? We’ve all been there. It can almost feel futile to resist the appeal.
Read MoreWhen we start with our story, the answers will reveal themselves. And all those questions about ads become a whole lot less vexing.
Read MoreThis simple question can uncover those things that can guide us to that awesome storytelling that we're striving to achieve.
Read MoreIt's no longer enough to position our brand in relation to the environment and the competition. With purpose, we can differentiate in spite of those things.
Read MoreA purpose orients a brand to how it will make a difference in lives. This gets us out of the game of invading their world and just shouting louder.
Read MoreThis is how customer service people shake the bad rap and begin to capture the dignity and power that comes from being in service to someone else.
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