No more “Who’s Herman Cain?” Herman Cain, Republican Presidential Candidate, became a household name nearly overnight. How? He devised a name for a tax plan that is easy to remember and means something. It’s crisp and a child could understand it. How did Herman Cain come up with the name: 9-9-9 plan? He listened. He observed. He understood that Americans are fed up with politicians’ complicated messages. He limited the message to one thought, found…
Viva La Brand, a Cleveland, Ohio-based marketing strategy and ad agency search firm, announces the celebration of 4 years in business. Large and small, national and local companies across a wide range of industries are realizing the benefit of leveraging outside marketing expertise. Companies across the country are turning to Viva La Brand to provide expert brand and marketing resources for important strategic projects.
As featured in the September 12, 2011 issue of Crain’s Cleveland Business Developing a brand-new brand may not be necessary Companies are innovating more than ever. However, introducing a new product doesn’t necessarily mean you need to create a new name, new logo, new web site, and new brochures. In many instances, it’s better for the company and its customers if an existing product name is used versus generating an entirely new one. In some…
Marketing strategy firm amasses impressive client list in just four years. CLEVELAND, OH – September 6, 2011 – Viva La Brand (www.vivalabrand.com), a Cleveland, Ohio-based marketing strategy and ad agency search firm, today announced the celebration of 4 years in business. Large and small, national and local companies across a wide range of industries are realizing the benefit of leveraging outside marketing expertise. Now more than ever, companies are turning to Viva La Brand to…
Hyatt Place asked. They asked people what they wanted in a hotel. It’s obvious because their hotel works. It works because a bunch of suits inside their huge organization didn’t base this hotel brand on their own ideas. Instead, they focused outward – on their customers. Just ask Ever try and find the electrical outlets in a hotel room to plug in a charger? We’ve all done it. Crawled around the floor to find an…
CLEVELAND – July 11, 2011 – Viva La Brand (www.vivalabrand.com), the Cleveland, Ohio-based marketing strategy and ad agency search firm, has been retained to find the optimal ad agency partner for four companies in just four months. Both business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies are able to save money and improve results when their ad agency partner has the expertise they need to effectively reach future customers. As the adoption of online advertising, social media, and new…
Would you go into a bar and ask someone to marry you? Not if you want to get anywhere. Then why do companies do essentially the same thing? Let your prospects get to know you, experience your products and services, and then later talk about ‘more’. Date first Start by offering something of value to your audience. Take Naturepedic, a leading manufacturer of organic crib mattresses. Their web site is full of educational articles about…
Darwin was one sharp guy. Through observation, Darwin learned that animals adapt to survive. They don’t adapt to be different or get noticed. They adapt to live. The same thinking applies to your business. Evolve or become extinct Take the baby Sally Lightfoot crabs found in the Galapagos. The young crabs are black and well camouflaged amongst the black lava rocks. They’ve adapted to survive. The adults, which earned their name by being swift and…
If Susie had some information at the Delta airlines counter on March 25th, I wouldn’t be writing this blog. But she didn’t. Here’s the abridged story…We were waiting for a delayed flight from Akron, OH to Atlanta, GA. In Atlanta, we were catching a flight to Ecuador. (Did I mention that there’s only one flight a day from Atlanta to Ecuador?) Fast forward to an hour after our flight was scheduled to depart Akron. Our…
Branding firm’s growth continues as it attracts country’s largest RV insurance agency. Cleveland, OHIO, March 9, 2011 – Viva La Brand (www.vivalabrand.com), the Cleveland marketing strategy consultancy that partners with clients to drive results, announced that it was selected by RV America Insurance (www.rvainsurance.com) to lead its marketing strategy efforts. One of the largest RV insurance agents in the country, RV America offers RV, marine, motorcycle, and other specialized insurance coverages. On-line quotes are offered…
