Branding Strategy Source

This blog provides practical information on brand research, strategy and positioning. It also covers brand equity measurement, brand architecture, brand extension and other brand management and marketing topics.

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Has the Well of Marketing Ideas Run Dry?

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  I was scanning the Internet today to identify any new out-of-the-box marketing strategies and tactics. I am thinking that the well for inn...
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Thursday, June 11, 2026

Mission, Vision, Values Revisited

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  I spent a career helping organizations and their leadership teams come to consensus on their brand's positioning (target customer, bra...
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

A Startup Founder’s Perspective on Building A Brand

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  Guest Post - Jason Bunnell, founder of FLX Music I was sitting in a Starbucks about 15 years ago about to meet a young woman at Sabre (th...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Unusual & Eclectic Blog Posts Over Time

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Today, I thought I would share some of the more obscure, interesting or unusual blog posts out of the 725 posts on BrandingStrategySource.co...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

50 Ways to Increase Revenues

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  In my other posts, I have explained many ways that one can increase sales through a wide variety of marketing strategies and tactics. In t...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Focus Groups to Determine Brand Messaging

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  Often brand messaging can be more difficult than one might imagine, especially for larger organizations that offer a myriad of products or...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

34 Heritage - Failed Customer Service

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This is a cautionary tale of what poor customer service can lead to.  I first bought a pair of 34 Heritage jeans from a men's clothing b...
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Brad VanAuken
Brad VanAuken is president and founder of BrandForward, Inc., a brand strategy consultancy with clients throughout the world. Previously, Brad was the vice president of marketing for Element K (now Skillsoft), a leading e-learning company and director of brand management and marketing for Hallmark Cards, Inc. During his tenure as Hallmark’s chief brand advocate, Hallmark rose to 4th in the EquiTrend national quality brand ranking and Hallmark received the Brand Management of the Year award.
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