As part of my interview series with “Thought Leaders,” PR guru and author, Drew Gerber from “Pitchrate.com” shares his wisdom with us. I’ve been following Drew online for some time, so I was pleased as punch that he agreed to this important interview.
One ROI for a strong consumer brand is the fact that many people purchase products based on their perceived self-image. Some brands are so strong that individuals identify with them. They believe that they deliver more than the immediate use they were intended. In essence the brand speaks to them. Does your brand speak to [...]
Your brand image is the face of your brand. It is the first thing your target audience sees when first introduced to you. What do you suppose goes through their mind when they see your brand image? Are the colors and imagery resonating by correctly representing your brand values and personality? How about consistency, are [...]
Corporate re-branding is sometimes seen as an inevitable exercise while it appears to be a normal practice for global trendsetters moving away or making alterations to their brands. AOL, a longer version of American Online is an American company that provides internet services and social media networking. The internet company has announced its ongoing process [...]
Internet is a new medium of communication; it has changed the way we market our products and services. It has managed to challenge several marketing processes pushing a new way of implementing the same techniques with a different approach. Off late with the rise of interactivity in the guise of Web 2.0, the way we [...]
Today we are looking at addressing all those Brand Managers who have continually faced failure within their campaigns. This may have well been the greatest drawback of all your branding campaigns. How often, do we hear of million dollar campaigns gone wrong due to unseen and unaccounted for errors? We have ourselves, at Webalue.com Communications, [...]
The latest ad on the Indian television screen will be the hot and sizzling Ash and Abhishek one for LUX. With this star couple, Lux has come back in style. World over for almost a century, Lux - the beauty soap from the Unilevers have been positioning with the ‘Brings Out the Star in You’ advertisement [...]
Brand Tone is also the personality of your brand. Take a moment to think of the Apple/PC ads. Apple’s personality is that of a youthful, creative person with a distinctive image. If you also happen to own a Mac, but were also once a PC owner the set-up in the commercial will resonate with you. [...]
Vroom! The sound of a car igniting can bring in varied emotions to its passengers – Thrill, freedom, adventure, luxury, doubt, safety… it is these emotions that the marketers use to position themselves. These emotions make the brand attributes of the cars. Cadillac and Mercedes-Benz say luxury and a lofty station in life. Jaguar and [...]
Happy Diwali! This has become the most popular welcome and goodbye chant the last few days. Well it is that time of the year. From Dusshera to Christmas it’s a very festive 3-4 months. So would the marketers and brand managers let this opportunity pass? Festive season calls a highly lucrative audience which a huge [...]
