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Why Your Brand’s Logo Is The Last Thing You Should Worry About

Why Your Brand’s Logo Is The Last Thing You Should Worry About

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jan 31, 2021 | Brand Strategy, Brand Visual Identity, Marketing, Positioning, Strategy, Visual Identity

< 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...
How To Make Sense (And Use) Of Your Brand’s Core Purpose, Vision, Mission, and Values

How To Make Sense (And Use) Of Your Brand’s Core Purpose, Vision, Mission, and Values

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 2, 2023 | Big Picture Strategy, Brand Strategy, Core Purpose, Leadership, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire Developing strategic statements and summaries for the direction of your brand is an essential process for every business. It provides tools to align your team, build trust with your customers, and articulate your brand’s direction in a...
4 Signals That Your Brand Is In Poor Health

4 Signals That Your Brand Is In Poor Health

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 23, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Implementing Your Brand, Marketing, Positioning, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire Evaluating the health of your brand can be a tricky thing. To start, you have to define the role brand plays for your business. Your brand is a relationship between your business and your customers. The two halves of that relationship are:...
Business Advice On Stoicism Via Kawhi Leonard and Alex Honnold

Business Advice On Stoicism Via Kawhi Leonard and Alex Honnold

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jun 17, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Psychology, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire It’s easy to compare the emotional turbulence of running a business with riding a roller coaster. The standard business lifecycle comes with tense uphill climbs, exciting turns, and sometimes heart-stopping descents. When you’re that invested...
Infographic: What CEOs Care About (And How Their Brand Can Help Them)

Infographic: What CEOs Care About (And How Their Brand Can Help Them)

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 3, 2023 | Brand Leadership, Brand Strategy, Leadership, Positioning, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire Infographic Click here to download a PDF of the CEO infographic Infographic Data Source – The Predictive Index’s study on CEOs. See the full study here and here. Infographic Content Overview Leading a company is incredibly complex. From...
One Simple Question To See If You Have A Strong Brand Strategy

One Simple Question To See If You Have A Strong Brand Strategy

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jul 20, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Brand Think Pieces, Leadership, Positioning, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire For your brand to establish a unique position and rise above the noise, your strategy needs to embrace trade-offs. Trade-offs mean that you’ve crafted a position that targets a specific type of customer and serves them in a specific way. And...
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