Brand Strategy Lessons Learned from Apple - Happy Birthday Macintosh

Posted by Mary Planding on Tue, Mar 18, 2014

Thirty years ago on January 20, 1984, I stumbled bleary-eyed into the newly opened opulent Grand Hyatt Hotel in NYC. At the time, I was the manager of an authorized Apple dealership on Long Island and was there for the launch of the Macintosh.

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Tags: brand promise, brand marketing, brand strategy

Business Owners: Make Your Brand More Valuable and Reap the Rewards

Posted by Mary Planding on Thu, Jul 11, 2013

Assuming that you're truly delivering your brand promise and doing so consistently, a more valuable brand can provide these benefits:

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Tags: branding, brand promise, helping businesses grow

How Positioning Your Brand Keeps Your Business Focused and On Track

Posted by Mary Planding on Mon, Apr 08, 2013

Recently we've been working with some small businesses that have been struggling with growth. Only it's not the trouble you think it is — business is actually good. The trouble is whether they're growing the "right way" for their business.

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Tags: branding, brand promise