The following is based on a true story. Pseudonyms are used for protecting our client’s identity. 2017: Rebranding an old brand About two years ago in 2017 one of the principals of a family owned commercial insurance agency with more than 100 years of history came to me for the whole 9-yards of rebranding. We [...]
Nike's ad sparked an intense controversy. A short summary of the controversy last fall: Nike featured Kaepernick in its 30th anniversary of "Just Do It" campaign, and created a national debate, for or against Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the National Anthem that he intended as protesting police brutality against blacks, while others interpreted his [...]
Meaning + Emotions = Storytelling. To live is to be part of a story. To live a story, a vision, a dream, marks the difference between “living” and “existing.” For a business, it is the story that’s the difference between “selling products” and “influencing with a brand”. For a customer, that’s difference between being “sold [...]
If you’d like to first read the preceding Part 1, here is the link: (https://10plusbrand.com/2018/10/21/in-machines-we-trust-verifying-authenticity-by-ai-and-blockchain-part-1-of-2/ Who has the final authority to declare truth or falsehood? Who is to judge if a piece of news is fake or real or in-between, for a specific purpose or use by particular humans? In the end, a human [...]
“Information Authenticating Tech” is most desired today A prestigious club in Silicon Valley (Churchill Club) has annual predictions of the top 10 trends in technology. In May 2018, the winner by popular vote of several hundred in the attending audience was the prediction of a new class of software that guarantees authenticity for news, authorship, [...]
The danger of casually made “selfie” videos Has this ever happened to you: On LinkedIn you stumbled upon a shaky “selfie” video of a talking face trying to impose his/her messages on you, and you just couldn’t wait to click away, as if shooing away a fly? My heart goes out to those who create [...]
Giving customers a brand-experience “Buy experience, not things” is characterized as the new consumer trait for millenials and an increasing amount of people from other generations. Marketing and more importantly, BRAND-marketing is now more about your company’s identity (reputation, quality, trustworthiness, why you exist and more) and this identity can be delivered by giving buyers [...]
John McCain, A true American hero who has served his country for 60 years above himself and everything else, is resting in eternal peace today, August 25, 2018. The power of his own authentic brand transcended his affiliation with the Republican political party long before his passing. His own legacy, entirely based on the content [...]
On digital marketing platforms such as websites and social media, content is mainly words and visuals like videos and photos. A video can be a potentially powerful tool for connecting to a target audience and multiply SEO rankings as much as 53 times, but if it is not done right, it can demote instead of [...]
Internet democratizes brand power This day in age, a solopreneur, a family owned business, a mid-sized company and a multinational corporation all have the same digital platforms available for spreading their words, thanks to the internet. Technology and social media enable us all with equal access for both publizing and accessing information. The internet has [...]
