Aaron Shields’s Mind Terroir

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Who’s In Control: Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Library TV, and Why Coauthored Brands Will Rule The World

July 9th, 2009 1 Comment

Great brands have always realized that, just like in all aspects of life, there are two parts to great relationships—it’s a constant give and take.

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Godin Misunderstanding Apple

June 23rd, 2009 No Comments

Godin’s saying that Apple’s advertising isn’t effective, but technology only succeeds if the marketing works. And, Apple’s obviously succeeding, so I’m not sure I follow the logic.

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Spending In A Recession

June 18th, 2009 No Comments

Spending on marketing and innovation during a recession is what companies should be doing to take advantage of their competitors taking a misguided approach

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Why Neuromarketing Doesn’t Have All The Answers

June 1st, 2009 1 Comment

Neuromarketing helps downstream as a final test, but real power comes from knowing where to start upstream. And, it saves time and money, too.

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Cultivating Customer Loyalty Through Brand Communities

May 27th, 2009 No Comments

A key in driving brand loyalty (which leads to profitability) is the formation of communities around the ideals held in common by the brand and its customers.

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Drucker, Apple, Palm, and The Purpose and Functions of Business

May 22nd, 2009 No Comments

Next time you make a product or design a new marketing strategy, instead of trying to outdo the main competition look to what you do best and what your best customers love about you and innovate from there.

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The Importance of Consistency in Branding

May 22nd, 2009 No Comments

Too often companies change the heart of their marketing campaigns in an effort to inject newness into their branding strategies in hopes of capturing attention. The latest neuroscience research reveals why changing the core of your messaging can be detrimental to your brand.

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Top Five Books About Branding That Aren’t About Branding

May 20th, 2009 3 Comments

The modern marketer is quickly realizing the decades old business wisdom is not and never really has been enough to truly understand the customer and build an effective brand. Applying insights from different disciplines is becoming a key to modern marketing.  With that in mind, I’d thought I’d offer my top five non-business books that [...]

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The Commoditization of Starbucks

May 19th, 2009 2 Comments

Starbucks has dug itself a pretty deep hole. The only way out is to stop focusing on tactic after tactic in hopes that one will catch on and instead focus on reconnecting with the soul of their business and their customers’ human needs.

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Marketing From Within

May 16th, 2009 No Comments

Great marketing also stems from discovering the passions and needs that exist within the customer and then reflecting that need throughout all your brand’s touchpoints.

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