Purpose and positioning

“2018 should be the year brands move away from doing #purpose for purpose’s sake and #focus on brand #differentiation through better defined #positioning.”

“Savvy brands are beginning to realise that purpose doesn’t have to be lofty or about pushing through a big societal change. A brand’s purpose should be rooted in the brand itself and what it stands for and what makes it different from competitors. And that, essentially, is positioning.”

Trends for 2018: Purpose will morph back into positioning

Is efficiency killing the brand?


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“This isn’t an attack on digital, but on the short-term thinking it has created. With digital and big data came tighter targeting and a razor-sharp focus on short-term ROI. Yet, ROI increases are an addictive drug, one that’s hollowing out the brand and leaving an empty carcass.” Tx to Antoinette Hoes for sharing

 

Short term data

Love #data “Short-term measurement hurts long-term potential”,

“Just because digital data is instant, we tend to read it in the short-term and plan it in the short-term. Yet this study suggests that we need a long-term measurement strategy for digital that allows us to understand how it works in both long- and short-term.”

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“What brands need to do is break down their content, take a step back and ask, for their industry, what the role of content is. Whether it is to inspire, educating, help, reward, inform or entertain then rank them and work out what is a ‘must have’, where the opportunities are and what they should not be focusing on at all.”