by Clay Ostrom | Sep 10, 2019 | Brand Strategy, Core Values, Culture, Marketing
< Back to The Campfire “Are you honest, when no one’s looking?”-Smith & Jones, David BermanA brand’s core values don’t have to mean much.For some companies values are a loose set of ideas in the minds of the founders. For others, values are just some generic...
by Clay Ostrom | Aug 11, 2019 | Brand Strategy, Marketing, Messaging, Positioning, Teardown
< Back to The Campfire With all the noise and smoke in the startup world, a strong brand is critical to capture your audience’s attention. And for a brand to be effective, its messaging has to express the brand’s unique position in a clear, emotionally...
by Clay Ostrom | Jul 30, 2019 | Brand Strategy, Positioning, Strategy
< 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...
by Clay Ostrom | Jul 25, 2019 | Brand Strategy, Competition, Positioning, Strategy
< Back to The Campfire The right visual can be a huge asset to quickly convey information about your brand’s position. Whether it’s to align your internal team, present to customers, or pitch to investors, a competitive landscape map tells a concise, visual...
by Clay Ostrom | Jul 17, 2019 | Brand Strategy, Content Strategy, Experiments, Marketing
< Back to The Campfire When it comes to content channels, our advice has always been the same: Unless you have the time, budget, and resources to commit to a channel the default answer to the question “Should I be on (name a channel / social network)”, is NO. On...
by Clay Ostrom | Jul 8, 2019 | Brand Strategy, Marketing, Positioning, Strategy
< Back to The Campfire (All logo images via Branded In Memory from Signs.com)The phrase “your brand is not your logo” has been around for years. It’s a simple idea that helps shake a common misconception. It pushes people to expand their understanding of what a...
