by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jan 14, 2023 | Brand Strategy, Customers, Home Page Featured, Marketing, Messaging, Strategy
< Back to The Campfire There’s a well discussed idea in branding that key messages should focus on the customer benefits of an offering rather than its features. In other words, the lead message centers on the value the customer receives. The logic here is that...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jan 14, 2023 | Customers, Marketing Messages Insights, Messaging, Positioning, Strategy
< Back to The Campfire The ultimate goal for your key messages is to align your brand’s unique value with the needs of your customers. And do it in a way customers can easily understand. You can think of key messages as the first introduction a person gets to your...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 4, 2023 | 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: Mar 26, 2022 | Brand Strategy, Customers, Messaging, Positioning, Visual Identity
< Back to The Campfire In order to grow, every brand has to evolve over time. The triggers for that evolution come from internal changes to your business as well as external changes in the world around you. The challenge comes from deciding how much your brand...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 2, 2023 | Brand Archetypes, Brand Strategy, Home Page Featured, Marketing, Messaging, Psychology, Strategy, Writing
< 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...
by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 4, 2023 | Brand Strategy, Competition, Marketing, Messaging, Positioning, Psychology, Visual Identity
< Back to The Campfire A lifetime of getting hammered by thousands of ads a day, has turned us all into shockingly efficient judges of brand quality. I saw this superpower in action recently after buying a bottle of Acid League salad dressing. I showed the...
