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The results of any mapping can be read differently, but we take note of her emphasis on the power of an individual’s social media activity as complement to authentic brand engagement on the topic. TOP 100 BRANDS. Sustainable Brands.
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The company’s technology helps large brands master their marketing performance by unifying and refining their vast array of marketing data, across every channel and platform, so they can see what’s working and what’s not.
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Brand management is a little bit like dental hygiene: Those who avoid it are going to end up with big problems that easily could’ve been avoided. Yet marketers who fail to comply with brand standards and legal safeguards risk losing more than just a tooth.
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Marketing agency nDash wrote a funny blog post noting how Benjamin Franklin used content to grow his personal and business brands: “Benjamin Franklin could be seen as one of the founding fathers of content marketing. Business Focus: BRAND. Measurement Tips: 4 Brand Metrics to Watch.
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As the company (which later sold and is now FedEx Office ) grew, it necessarily began to pay more attention to its branding. You can guess all the reasons why brand consistency matters for a B2C company, right? Brand personality. What’s your brand’s personality equation?
Great B2B Marketing
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Two months ago, I wrote an article titled The Economic Value of Your Company Brand. The theme of the post: No matter the size and scope of your company, the brand position you hold with your prospects and customers has monetary value in terms of sales, stock prices and even employee retention.
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Your employer brand and your business brand are strongly related. Even though there are two separate terms to describe each type of branding, you should not think about them separately.
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Traditionally brands rarely get involved in social or political issues. But today consumers want to know what brands stand for on such issues. Can a brand use this platform for proactively turning a negative into a positive? So, should a brand take a public stance?
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