Viva La Brand Celebrates 12th Anniversary

Cleveland-based brand strategy, ad agency search and marketing consultancy commemorates 12 years of helping clients reach their business goals. CLEVELAND, OH – October 14, 2019 – Viva La Brand, the Cleveland, Ohio-based marketing strategy and ad agency search firm, is kicking off its 13th year by celebrating its relationships with its clients. The strategy firm has clients that span industries from health care to financial services and manufacturing to software and structure from start-ups to…

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Oct 2019

By Laura SheridanPress

Viva’s Blog: Signs that Speak to you

As Brands ramp up their messaging hoping for more interaction with their customers, many consumers are pushing them away. Marketers who deeply understand their customer know that simple is the winning ticket. Avoid making the common marketer’s mistake of including too many messages in one execution. Tell the reader exactly what they need to know. No more. No less. Message before beauty. The signs below are not beautiful. The best feature a design aesthetic that matches the brand. All communicate…

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Sep 2019

By Laura SheridanBlog

Featured in Crain’s Cleveland Business: How’s your personal brand? By Laura Sheridan, President, Viva La Brand

You manage your finances. You manage your business. What about your personal brand? What do Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg and Ellen DeGeneres all have in common? It’s not just wealth, millions of Twitter and Instagram followers, and countless endorsement deals. It’s also a mastery of personal branding. Personal branding isn’t just for the rich and famous. Everyone has a personal brand. As Tom Peters, management consulting guru and inventor of the phrase “personal…

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Aug 2019

By Laura SheridanPress

Viva’s Blog: 4 Marketing Lessons from Amazon Prime Day

It’s over. Just hours ago, Amazon Prime Day #5 came to a close after selling more than 175 million items, surpassing results for the past Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. Prime Day started in 2015 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the site’s launch in July 1995. Amazon promised a one-day sales event for the site’s Prime subscribers that would be “one of the biggest deals extravaganzas in the world,” according to then vice president of…

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Jul 2019

By Laura SheridanBlog

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: 5 Marketing Tips (from Sunny)

Meet Sunny! Sunny, our first dog ever, arrived on the scene last week. As it turns out, puppies and marketing have a lot in common: both require research, a data-driven strategy, and disciplined execution of that strategy. Marketing Tip #1: Establish trust. Before you can ask a prospect to try your product, visit your website, register for a webinar or schedule a call, you must create trust. Trust is about keeping promises. Communicating openly. Keeping…

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May 2019

By Laura SheridanBlog

Uber files for IPO and delivers marketing lessons

Lesson #1: Use photos to connect emotionally. Before Uber shared its mission, business overview and approach in its S-1, the SEC filing signaling its intent to go public, it showcased lifestyle shots of real people using Uber’s platforms throughout their day. The photos emotionally connect the viewer with the brand. Involve the heart, and your message will have a greater impact. Lesson #2: Use data to tell your story. Those six numbers tell a huge…

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Apr 2019

By Laura SheridanBlog

Viva’s Blog: Best blogs for your business

Over the past nine years, Viva’s Blog has delivered the latest in marketing trends & analysis. 70 blogs later, many of the challenges discussed are still relevant for business leaders. Here are the most popular reads. Which can help your business? How’s your elevator pitch?July 2015You bump into a business associate you haven’t seen in years and she asks you what you’re up to. You open your mouth, pause, try to organize your thoughts, and start…

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Mar 2019

By Laura SheridanBlog

Viva’s Blog: 8 Fun Facts About This Year’s Super Bowl Ads

[4 minute read] Ready for advertisers’ biggest night of the year? The Super Bowl ads that air on Sunday will go viral, make us laugh, and may even win Emmys. Last year, 111 million viewers watched “the show”. The next biggest event was the Oscars at 33 million. Be in the know on Sunday with these 8 fun facts: Fact #1: A steal at $5 million. A 30-second spot in this year’s edition of the…

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Jan 2019

By Laura SheridanBlog

decantU selects Viva La Brand as its Brand & Marketing Strategy Firm

Cleveland-based brand strategy firm is retained by decantU, the Wine & Wellness Experience firm. Viva La Brand, the Cleveland, Ohio-based brand strategy and ad agency search firm, has been selected to help lead the brand development and marketing strategy for decantU, the host of interactive wine & wellness experiences. decantU Founder, Meredith Griffin, started her career as a sports performance coach and college wellness instructor for Maricopa Community Colleges. With a passion for wine and…

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Jan 2019

By Laura SheridanPress