Your Brand Is Not About You.

Seven or eight years ago I found myself running into the same predicament over and over again. Our advertising agency would present our branding and marketing concepts to our clients and they would want objective assurances that our ideas would work. Although we were...

What’s hotter, a Ferrari or a Toyota?

Back in March I wrote about how Toyota did irreparable harm to their brand because they violated the pact they made with their consumer by not delivering on their core competency – durability. If Hyundai and Kia cars are cheaper, we don’t mind. If a Toyota is...

How to damage your brand – the Toyota way

Toyota did irreparable harm to their brand because they violated the pact they made with their consumer based on their core competency – durability. If Hyundai‘s and Kia’s are cheaper, we don’t mind. If your Toyota is passed by a BMW or a Mazda,...
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