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.

Friday, January 17, 2020

The Eight Skills of a Marketing Rock Star

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To be a "can do it all" marketer, one who is extremely valuable to an organization as an individual contributor but who can al...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Marketing Training & Marketer Competency

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I had the good fortune to learn about most aspects of marketing through a fifteen year stint at Hallmark Cards. While there, I learned p...
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Monday, January 6, 2020

Business Strategy Workshops

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Over the years, my brand positioning workshops have evolved to something much broader. First, I added brand mission, vision and values ...
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Friday, December 20, 2019

Thinking Like A Customer

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In assessing marketing talent, there is one thing that sets hyper-successful marketers apart from everyone else - they can put themsel...
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Monday, December 16, 2019

Why Brands Can Seem More Scattered and Conflicted Than Humans

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Humans can at times seem quite scattered or conflicted. Some can exhibit substantial mood swings. While others might seem to have multip...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Marketing Automation and the Human Factor

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Today, much of a marketer's work is related to digital marketing and marketing automation. Considerations include choosing the right ...
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Thursday, October 17, 2019

After 35 Years in the Business, My Thoughts About Marketing

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Following are my stream of consciousness thoughts about marketing. People have beliefs, attitudes, values, hopes, anxieties and fears...
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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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