#brand-positioning

#brand-positioning

The role of social media as an insights engine - instructing you on what audiences like, dislike, and are willing to buy - is unparalleled. This information can be crucial in guiding creative projects. It's impossible for a single creative director, no matter how great, to be able to understand the zillions of online communities and subcultures. Social media has helped culture become less homogeneous and that's a good thing. So let's use it to listen to those many diverse cohorts.

Mostly, he has been met with some rather bland and uninspiring suggestions - but these have been pretty useful in helping to eliminate clichéd routes. "I thought it was a really obvious way to use it," he tells us. "But I was surprised that people thought it was non-obvious, that they hadn't thought of it that way. It was a really simple flip for me - don't expect it to be giving you all the answers yet."

There are many things that are iconic about Ikea, and the price tag is one of them,

Brand positioning statements are practical tools that help you define the core of your brand strategy. Instead of starting with a blank page, you get a structured format to work through the key questions: Who are you for? What do you offer? How are you different? Why should anyone care? A strong brand positioning statement defines what you're really selling-not only the product or service but also the value, the feeling, and the experience.

Your school has 30 seconds to make a first impression. That's it. Whether it's a parent scrolling through your school website at midnight or driving past your campus during pickup, those fleeting moments determine if they'll dig deeper or keep looking. 👀 Many schools are still marketing like it's 2015. They rely on word-of-mouth and hope their reputation speaks for itself. Meanwhile, those thriving have cracked the code on modern marketing strategies for schools.

While unsuccessful entrepreneurs obsess over what makes their brand special, successful entrepreneurs instead ask a more powerful question to transform their business into an unstoppable brand: What am I fighting against? This is the concept of the " strategic enemy," which I wrote my new book about, and it is the most powerful yet underutilized tools in brand building. A strategic enemy is the oppositional force that your brand or category stands against. It could be a competitor, category, convention, or concept.

Beauty brands are adapting to ongoing shifts, including tariff fluctuations and a cost of living crisis, impacting consumer behavior towards affordability.

The era of '40% off everything, today only' is mostly gone; repeat customers now expect a blend of urgency, brand alignment, and personalization.