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Brand Agency vs SEO Agency – Who should you turn to when designing a new website?

In this episode we discuss: The conflict associated with brand design vs search engine optimisation when designing a new website. What happens when you leave your critical web design decisions to you brand agency? What happens when you leave your critical web design decisions to you SEO agency? Why Google loves long form text. Is…

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How to Create a Brand Name

In this episode we discuss: Dean Millson’s tried and tested method for creating memorable brand names. The four core types of name and how they differ. Dangers of selecting a poor name. The specific process Dean uses to brainstorm and decide on a name Resources Mentioned   Subscribe ItunesStitcherGoogle PodcastsDeezerRSS Feed

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Perceptual Cues, Priming and the Impact on Advertising

In this episode we discuss: The impact that perceptual cues have on advertising. How Australian brands such as Bunnings and JB Hifi have used perceptual cues to strengthen their brands. How to use implicit memory to appear more attractive. And why all roads always lead back to positioning. Resources Mentioned Prof. Byron Sharp – How…

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Unlocking Your Brand DNA

In this episode we discuss: The three types of Company DNA types. How to discover your brand’s DNA. Surprising truths some brands discover when they unlock their brand DNA. How to bring a clients to tears, and make them pay for it. Resources Mentioned Andy Cunningham – Get to Aha! – https://www.cunninghamcollective.com/get-to-aha Subscribe Itunes Stitcher…

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How Not to Refresh a Brand

In this episode we discuss: The dangers associated with re-branding using the example of Harvey World Travel / Hello World. When should you re-brand? Why you should proceed with caution. Why we are so easily tempted to update our assets? Resources Mentioned Where did ‘Hello World’ come from? – https://stackoverflow.com/questions/602237/where-does-hello-world-come-from Let’s Talk Branding Podcast –…

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Balancing Long Term and Short Term Objectives in Marketing

In this episode we discuss: the dangers of focussing too much on short marketing objectives Are your short term campaigns damaging your brand equity? Can digital marketing be used to drive brand awareness How do long term factors influence short term decision making Resources Mentioned Les Binet & Peter Field – The Long & the Short…

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What’s Wrong with the Way Marketing Budgets are Set?

In this episode we discuss: The concept of zero-based budgeting How should budgets be set? What is the reality of how budgets are set currently? Why is it so hard to increase marketing budgets, even when results are good? Is there a more agile model for budgeting? Why marketers might need to get more serious…

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Brand Values & Culture

In this episode we discuss: The impact that understanding your brand can have on your organisational culture. Why brand values need to be more than some words on a wall How your values can create behaviours How to create ‘sticky statements’ that become memorable Why if you need to include the word ‘trust’ in your…

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What is Customer Service?

In this episode we discuss: The ban of plastic bags from supermarkets Should brands take a role in social issues?
 Net neutrality and censorship  We touch a little on brand purpose, but leave that for another podcast Yes we went quite off topic here! Resources Mentioned Australian Packaging Covenant – https://www.packagingcovenant.org.au/ Alex Jones / Infowars…

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The Cost of Fear in Marketing

In this episode we discuss: Aldi’s launch into Australia Brand strategy is like insurance Content marketing & providing value Various approaches to creating content Resources Mentioned Content Inc. by Joe Pulizzi – https://www.amazon.com/Content-Inc-Entrepreneurs-Successful-Businesses/dp/125958965X Free Writing – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_writing Seth Godin – https://seths.blog/ Dean’s Blog – http://brandingandstrategyblog.com/ Subscribe Itunes Stitcher Google Podcasts Deezer RSS Feed

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