by Clay Ostrom | May 18, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Marketing, Messaging, Positioning
< Back to The Campfire It’s not overstating things to say that the success of your business largely hinges on two aspects of the same concept:The clarity of your positioningYour ability to communicate that positioning to customersThe reason your positioning is so...
by Clay Ostrom | May 4, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Marketing, Messaging, Positioning, Strategy, Writing
< 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 messages have to summarize the entire essence of what your brand provides.In our normal lives, we never communicate with...
by Clay Ostrom | Apr 21, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Content Strategy, Data, Home Page Featured, Leadership
< Back to The Campfire Over a month has passed since the United States went into lockdown as a result of COVID-19. The impact it’s had on our personal and professional lives has been massive. And it’s forced every business to face some big questions on how they’ll...
by Clay Ostrom | Apr 14, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Core Purpose, Core Values, Customers, Leadership, Marketing
< Back to The Campfire This past month of communicating over video has given everyone a crash course in authenticity. At a time when we’ve never been farther apart physically, video calls have managed to bring us closer together. The days of seeking the perfect...
by Clay Ostrom | Mar 23, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Content Strategy, Data, Leadership, Marketing
< Back to The Campfire The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented situation where people and businesses across the globe are talking in real-time about facing this singular threat. This battle has tested, and will continue to test, our ability to work as a...
by Clay Ostrom | Mar 2, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Data, Data-Driven Branding, Home Page Featured, Marketing, Storytelling
< Back to The Campfire This article was featured in the May 2020 issue of Foundr Magazine (click to view the piece) Our ability to communicate through storytelling played a crucial role in our evolution as humans. Stories allow us to build belief around ideas even...
