by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jan 17, 2022 | Brand Strategy, Customer Research, Data, Messaging
< Back to The Campfire It’s hard to evolve and improve your brand strategy without good data. Some data connects to your customers – understanding their needs, motivations, and preferences. And other data comes from assessing the competitive landscape – identifying...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Dec 6, 2021 | Brand Strategy, Customers, Positioning, Strategy
< Back to The Campfire To grow a brand, you need a deep understanding of the needs you satisfy for your customers. Brand extension sparks that growth by exploring the value a business provides and how it can meet customer needs in a new way. We all use brand...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Oct 24, 2021 | Brand Strategy, Core Values
< Back to The Campfire Of all the pieces that make up a brand’s big picture strategy, Core Values have the biggest impact on day-to-day operations. As shown in our framework below, Purpose, Vision, and Mission define and guide a brand’s path forward on...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Aug 18, 2021 | Brand Strategy, Competition, Positioning, Psychology, Strategy
< Back to The Campfire When it comes to taking risks, we’re wired to believe in the saying “there’s safety in numbers”. In other words, if we’re surrounded by others doing the same thing, literally or figuratively, we believe nothing bad is likely to happen to us....
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jan 12, 2022 | Brand Strategy, Home Page Featured, Marketing, Sales, Strategy
< Back to The Campfire Branding and marketing work is a living, breathing process. As long as your business continues to grow, your brand needs to evolve, too. But just because there’s no ultimate peak to reach or finish line to cross with that work doesn’t mean...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jul 11, 2021 | Brand Strategy, Core Values, Customers, Marketing, Strategy
< 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,...
