Getting your story straight
Some thoughts for the CEO’s of b2b and service businesses on getting your story straight. A vital component of brand strategy.
Some thoughts for the CEO’s of b2b and service businesses on getting your story straight. A vital component of brand strategy.
Brand values are like genes. They dictate attributes and behaviours. Humans share 98.8% of our genes with chimpanzees. It’s the 1.2% that make all the difference. The same goes for brand values.
Purpose has its place. But that place might not be brand marketing. An examination of brand purpose from all angles and first principles.
Getting tone of voice right is essential. But trying to precisely define a tone of voice is a waste of time. Tone of voice is a low resolution concept.
Summary Once upon a time I was Planning Director at a now defunct digital marketing agency called Blonde. Our values were Flair, Action, Rigour. We chose those values as a strategic remedy for growing pains in the business. We defined them to affect a shift in culture, underpinned by some …