by admin | Oct 29, 2014 | Blog, Brand identity, Brand meaning, Brands in culture, Brands in the news
Many iconic brands have fallen by the wayside down the years, for a number of reasons. Kodak and Levi’s are but two that come to mind. Two more quintessential American brands are finding it’s often harder to stay iconic than to become so. Of course,...
by admin | May 28, 2014 | Blog, Brand identity, Brand meaning, Brands and social media, Brands in culture
An article of mine on brand meaning in today’s La Vanguardia of Barcelona, following my recent engagement there. “Si alguien sabe de eso, ese es Mark Batey, quien vinó a Barcelona para impartir una Masterclass en el Postgrado en Brand Meaning Management...
by admin | May 19, 2014 | Blog, Brand communication, Brand identity, Brand meaning, Brands and social media, Brands in culture, Categories
Available for pre-order. The Definitive Book of Branding is an edited book with contributions from brand practitioners/authors like Al Ries, JN Kapferer and Kevin Roberts. Ries opens on positioning, and my chapter – on the creation of meaningful brands –...
by admin | Dec 5, 2013 | Blog, Brand communication, Brand meaning, Brands and social media
In light of this interesting report from Forrester Research on the failure of Facebook for marketers (and Facebook is the darling of social media), I’m reprinting a blog post I wrote here on social media two and a half years ago: The Honeymoon is Over There’s a...
