< Back to The Campfire While most of us can relate to what it’s like to fall in love with another person, we may not be great at articulating the process of it. It’s more of a feeling or an experience. But even if we can’t always put our finger on how it happens,...
< Back to The Campfire At Map & Fire, we define a brand as a relationship between your company and your customers. The challenge is that a relationship is an abstract concept. This makes creating an authentic voice for a brand a tricky thing to wrap your head...
< Back to The Campfire The most dangerous misconception that founders and marketers can have is the belief that anyone, including their most loyal customers, care about their product or service. It’s an easy trap to fall into because we’re obsessed with our own...
< Back to The Campfire There’s a reason why writing effective marketing messages is so hard. Within the span of a couple short sentences your key messages have to summarize the entire essence of what your brand provides. In our normal lives, we never communicate...
< Back to The Campfire One of the most memorable conversations I’ve ever had with a founder came from a brand strategy workshop we ran a few years ago. We asked an open-ended question to the group: “Why haven’t you worked on your brand strategy in the past?”A woman...
< Back to The Campfire The right visual can be a huge asset to quickly convey information about your brand positioning strategy. Whether it’s to align your internal team, present to customers, or pitch to investors, a competitive landscape map tells a concise,...