by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: May 25, 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...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: May 4, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Customer Research, Data, Data-Driven Branding, Marketing, Messaging
< Back to The Campfire When it comes to understanding how your customers think, there’s one universal truth that applies to every brand — you’re going to be wrong. You’re going to be wrong about their motivations. You’re going to be wrong about their preferences....
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: May 4, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Customers, Data, Data-Driven Branding, Industry Trends, Marketing
< Back to The Campfire The words we search for on Google can provide an excellent peek into how we think about concepts. And when it comes to the growth and success of businesses, two words that get a lot of attention are “brand” and “marketing”. Which of these...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Mar 2, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Brand Visual Identity, Customers, Data, Marketing, Psychology, UX
< Back to The Campfire When it comes to telling a compelling story about your brand, the images you use to express the value your company provides plays a critical role. Brand imagery provides visual cues to help your customers interpret the usefulness of your...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 23, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Building Your Brand, Customers, Marketing, Positioning
< Back to The Campfire One of the hardest parts of working on your brand comes down to understanding a simple question:What is your brand?If you don’t have a clear way to think about your brand, it’s difficult to make meaningful progress building it and improving...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 23, 2020 | Customers, Marketing, Marketing Messages Insights, Messaging, Psychology
< Back to The Campfire The purpose of your marketing messages is to describe how your customers’ lives will improve when they engage with your business. It’s an easy concept to articulate, but it contains a key word with a lot of hidden complexity: Improve. That...
