Getting to know who your customers (really) are
When you ask clients who their customers are, more often than not, they’ll say something along the lines of ‘we have a growing and diverse mix of customers’ or ‘our customers are represented across many different segments, there’s no typical customer for us’. The problem with this is not zeroing in on the customers that […]
What makes a killer advertising campaign?
It’s a hard question and there are many views on what makes an advertising campaign great. Is it winning awards? Is it shifting more products? Or growing the public awareness of your product? In order to determine if a campaign is successful or not, you first have to determine what the desired goal is for […]
Who says conservative brands can’t have a bit of fun?
“If people aren’t talking about you, they’re not talking about you for a reason. And the reason isn’t that they dislike you. They’re not talking about you because you’re boring.” ~ Seth Godin Conservative brands get a raw deal. While their more youthful, sexy and luxurious cousins have a wonderful time being implemented in all […]
Marketing to millennials
By now it’s highly likely that you’ve seen Simon Sinek’s viral video on millennials. If you haven’t you should probably watch it. Sinek shares great insights into the millennial generation (born roughly after 1984) and suggests millennials are marked by how they were raised, impatience, technology addiction and their environment. If millennials make up a […]
S is for Strategy
Much like a ship flailing around at sea, in the dark, near a rocky coastline, as a storm rages (ok, you get the point, I’ll hold off mentioning the hole in the hull that’s filling with water!) your brand can get into deep water without a lighthouse, or in this case, a strategy. Just as […]
Conspicuous charity and the rise of BRAND ME
Looking around at almost all of my friend’s places there is at least one prominently positioned product aiding charity. From the Who Gives A Crap toilet paper, to the Thank You water in the fridge or the Thank You hand wash at my yoga studio, the Thank You nappies in the stroller or the Thank […]
4 essential ingredients you want in your marketing brief
A marketing brief is a deceptively straight forward document that should never be underestimated. Why? If you thump one out quickly and only include the basic headline stuff – what you want, when you want it, how much you want to spend – you’re missing out on some critical content. Like anything, it’s easy when you […]
Authenticity speaks for itself
Recently, we saw an ad made by the Liberal party go viral. For all the wrong reasons. The ad attempted to depict a regular tradie, on a regular building site, saying some regular things to convince voters. But unfortunately for the Coalition, Australia saw this. Ironically, the advert was mercifully mocked by the very people […]
Logo Design Processes – Don’t just try and wing it
The visual identity of your business is often the first port of call for your clients. It’s make or break stuff. If you miss the mark you’ll likely be waving goodbye to business. The ultimate goal of a logo is instant recognition. It needs to be memorable and simplicity is an important factor in achieving […]
Colour choice: How it impacts upon your brand.
The connections we make with colour during our lives stay with us forever: colour retains memories, and memories retain colour. Colour corresponds, communicates and has incredible cultural value and meaning. It informs us about everything in our surrounds, such as the change of the seasons (hello Spring!), whether to stop or keep going, and whether […]