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Can Ottawa’s NBL franchise recover from a branding disaster?

Sherrilynne Starkie

“We didn’t want to fall into the trap of having a great name and then focus group it to death to the point where you go, ‘Ah, it doesn’t work, let’s go with something safe.’ ”. So says Ken Evraire , the Ottawa branding consultant for Bytown Sports, according to an Ottawa Citizen story last week.

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How to define and share your core brand values effectively

Sprout Social

External communication, marketing and public relations (PR) have been tricky for brands over the last few years. With a documented brand strategy that incorporates a set of core values, companies are better positioned to engage with their audience on a regular basis as well as respond to unexpected events when they inevitably occur.

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Why it’s time to break up with your biannual brand survey

Sprout Social

Maybe you think you’re in a happy relationship with your current brand survey routine. Twice a year, you go on the brand health reporting equivalent of an excellent date. Plus, social insights can give you everything you got from your brand survey and more. What is a brand survey? But what about the rest of the year?

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What day is leg day? And 8 other questions answered with listening data

Sprout Social

And with the right tool, you can wield that power for the good of your brand. Sprout Social’s Listening solution lets you create highly customized Topics that surface conversations that matter most to your brand and answers to your burning questions. The company viewed social media as a massive, unorganized focus group.

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23 Tips to Build a Brand that is a Sweet Orange in a World of Bitter Apples

Pam Moore

How do you build a brand that is a sweet orange in an online social world of bitter apples? How do the brands that leave lasting imprints in your head do it? Why do you consistently buy one brand over another? There is a reason that the brands, jingles are stuck in your head. A logo does not equal a brand.

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Social Media Listening – It’s About Emotions

Janet Fouts

For decades, brands have focused on selling the product on hand rather than identifying and filling the needs of the consumer first. Maybe we have loyalty to a specific brand because of a particular memory association. To my mind, studying social media is ever so much better than using focus group scenarios.

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How Your Brand Can Win Over Online Customers One Skeptic at a Time

Convince & Convert

This is an issue that’s all too prevalent among brands. The trick is to engage in an open dialogue with consumers to cultivate a cohesive brand story. Here are six ways to keep your brand in check and portray your company authentically: 1. That requires a clear declaration of what your brand stands for.

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