Chris Locke continues his series on Gonzo Marketing. Here a bit that jumps out at me:
Being a full participant in events, having a point of view a deeply personal perspective: gonzo is about being engaged. It’s not distanced, impartial or “objective” — it cares about outcomes.
I also enjoy the relish with which he shows us his one-star reviews on Amazon.
I linked to this paper on wicked problems the other day and Chris Corrigan commented “there’s a lot in that paper eh?”. Which is true.
I’m experimenting with marketing less and listening more
Passion brands bring people together based on common interests and excitements. I’m particularly interested in ones created from the bottom up, as opposed to driven by producers concerned mainly with profit.
Just back from another extraordinary gathering at Medinge where the community that has produced Beyond Branding meets each summer. I was planning to keep this
Interesting research from Stanford suggests that exciting brands get more trusted after making mistakes and putting them right whilst more “sincere” brands start with more trust but lose it more easily. Perhaps the sensible interpretation is that second-guessing customers can be a waste of time!
Michael Hammer’s new book, The Agenda, is about the rise of customer power. But is customer-centricity really such a good model for business and society?
Thanks to Matt Tucker at Smith Associates for telling me about What Brand Are You. It strikes me that lots of companies waste money on
So the Abbey National is rebranding itself this morning. As I write this entry, they are revealing their new look, their shortened name (just “Abbey”)
The AntiBrand: blackSpot sneakers, a project by Adbusters attacks Nike directly. In doing so they take on what has become one of the great icons
We live in a world of too much marketing and too much branding. People’s faith in advertising has fallen to new lows as we simply
Viv and I have been using improv activities based on gibberish these past weeks as part of our work exploring ways of faciltiation. Gibberish in the world of improv, is
It’s mean to quote McKinsey in this sort of out-of-context way, but I can’t resist. Apparently (registration required) there is a business case against tolerating nasty and demeaning people Thanks
I went to tonight’s geek dinner here in London. I showed sufficient self-restraint on the beer that I’m able to post before going to bed. It was a good evening,
