2023 Year-End Marketing Checklist

As the year draws to a close, your plate is likely overflowing. That’s why we crafted this concise end-of-year marketing checklist to make sure you kick off 2024 with confidence. This checklist is about the 3 P’s that are critical to your 2024 marketing strategy: People, Performance, and Partners. #1: PEOPLE. Your customers and employees are at the center of your success. Understanding your customer – their wants, needs, shopping and buying behaviors, and online habits…

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Dec 2023

By Laura SheridanBlog

Featured in Crain’s Cleveland Business by Laura Sheridan, President of Viva La Brand: Five hacks to connect with your customers

Really understanding your customers is fundamental to realizing the greatest return on investment from your marketing and advertising. Here are five hacks to uncover insights that enable you to connect with them. Hack No. 1: Conduct primary customer research. You need to hear from your most loyal customers, your least loyal customers, your newest customers and your most profitable customers. Call them. Better yet, engage a third-party research firm to interview them. A third-party firm will…

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May 2022

By Laura SheridanPress

Viva La Brand Kicks off 15th Year with a Story

Laura Sheridan, President of Viva La Brand, remembers her first meeting with her first prospect after launching Viva La Brand. It was a flop. She arrived at the meeting with a one-pager with no white space and way too many words. The one-pager was a list of every possible service Viva La Brand could offer. Fifteen years later, Laura and her amazing team, arrive at meetings empty-handed but loaded with questions to learn about the…

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Sep 2021

By Laura SheridanPress

Braun Ink Selects Viva La Brand to Launch Braun Collection

Premier business biographers launch business leaders’ stories in several formats for corporate professional development managers, educators and students. CLEVELAND, OH – June 4, 2019: Viva La Brand, the marketing strategy firm known for effectively launching new businesses and brands, is proud to have been selected to introduce the Braun Collection. “We’re honored to have been chosen to work with the Braun Ink team to unveil the Braun Collection. Braun Ink founder & president, Rebecca Braun,…

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Jun 2019

By Laura SheridanPress

Viva’s Blog: When will the Browns win that 1st game?

“Victory Fridges” have been installed in 10 Cleveland-area bars. Using smart technology, they will simultaneously unlock when the team wins their first game. It’s a clever marketing stunt that benefits Bud Light, the Browns, local bars, and long-suffering Cleveland Browns fans. There’s a lot for savvy marketers to learn from Bud Light’s latest trick. Win #1: Involve your customer. Customer loyalty is key to sustaining a business. Consumers have so many options today that brands have to…

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Aug 2018

By Laura SheridanBlog

Viva’s Blog: 7 Tips to Improve Your 2018 Marketing Plan

Without customers, your business will die. Without marketing, customers and prospects may not be aware of how you can help them. Without a really smart marketing plan, how can you ensure your marketing activities are reaching the right people, delivering the right message, and using the right media approach to achieve your business objectives? Incorporate these tips into your marketing planning process and you’re more likely to reach your goals. Tip #1: Start with your business goals. Marketing’s job…

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Nov 2017

By Laura SheridanBlog

Viva’s Blog: Measure twice, cut once

Most of us are familiar with the English proverb, “Measure twice, cut once,” which applied to double checking measurements before cutting something to prevent wasting material. Once you’ve cut a piece of wood and you find that it’s too short, it’s pretty hard to fix. The same principle applies to hiring marketing resources. In the past year, we’ve worked with three companies that have hired marketing resources that they later discovered were “professionals” incapable of…

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May 2012

By Laura SheridanBlog

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