Brand Archetypes: Recent Episodes
Kevin Skarritt & Amy Zander
Do you watch your competitors crush their marketing and wonder how they're doing it? Do you feel like you're always chasing them and are never the leader? Discover how to kick your competitors to the curb through the innovative concept of Brand Archetypes.
Some things in our culture disappear. Even in the world of branding, change happens. Part of the challenge of being in business is keeping tabs on changes that affect our operations. This is not to say you need to react to every change that comes your way … but you need to be sensitive to…
You see ALL kinds of company names out there. Almost 2/3 of a million new companies, in the U.S. alone, are spawned each year. And, although some of those names are good, what we’re talking about today is bad company names and how to avoid them! Here are some things to consider: Make it Memorable…
Kevin Breaks down five episodes from the relatively new brand, Ladder Life Insurance. They get classified into three groups; The Good, The Bad, and .... you guessed it ... The Ugly.
Amy is a graduate from Michigan State and Kevin from Michigan, it’s obvious they are both fans of the Big 10…. But today we’re talking about the Big Five. The Big Five Archetypes, that is. Those that get embraced most often by organizations using archetypes for their brand strategy. Let’s start by listing them. Here…
Amy comes back this week after a week off to work on the Marketing Summit. Shameless plug: Zeedia Media is hosting a Marketing Summit on May 6, 2022, in Lansing, Michigan. Amy is the key note speaker, talking about Brand Archetypes (of course) and there will be 16 other speakers – all big bosses in…
Here are the ten commandments of branding that I reference in this podcast: STRATEGY Hyper-focus on your strategy No flip-flopping Be Consistent EMOTIONS Know your emotions Avoid all other emotions What’s the energy level of your strategy? Understand The Law of Attraction (stay positive people) AUDIENCE Know your target audience demographics & psychographics Establish personas…
WONDER TWIN POWERS ACTIVATE!!! Today we’re talking about combining archetypes in the process of coming up with a brand strategy. Listen in to hear how Kevin and his twin sister pretended to the Wonder Twins. Here are some of the big ideas when combining two archetypes: It’s possible to pair archetypes, but you have to…
We have a special treat for you today. Amy had the opportunity to be a guest on her show, Open School of Business and now we have the please to chat with Anar Umurzak as our guest today. Anar is committed to bringing real-life experts from different walks of life to share different perspectives and paths…
While Kevin goes to get himself some more coffee, I’ll go ahead and let you in on the topic for the day. Today, we’re talking about high-energy archetypes. Those choice few archetypes where being high energy is a strategic decision and can when done properly, lead to super-strong brand strategies AND higher levels of excitement.…
Today, we’re talking about low-energy archetypes. The choice few where if you chose them because of their mellowness, can be a strategic decision. When done properly leads to super-strong brand strategies AND higher levels of customer trust and engagement! Low energy does NOT mean a lack of power. The low-energy archetypes, in no particular order,…
We’re BAAAAACK! It’s a little late for a “happy new year” but this is our first time recording in a while. Today, we’re talking about the process of selecting an archetype for your organization. We refer to this process as “brand discovery.” Now, in years past, before we really refined this into the brainstorming/discovery session…
Every year we hear about some clients who go into Holiday sales frantic mode (restaurants, retail, etc.), and some clients who go completely silent (career counselors, fitness coaches, etc.). Regardless of what happens to your particular business, we know that this time of the year has its unique challenges … and, most of us start…
Join Amy on her first solo episode without Kevin. Don’t worry – he’ll be back! Listen as Amy regales you with tales from her recent trip to Seattle, Washington, where she walks through Pike Place Market with her brand eyes open and her marketing hat on … and, yes, she even finds ways to protect…
Well, you knew we would talk about it. Facebook’s new name. Yay? Nay? What do you think? No surprise that Kevin and Amy both have opinions about this. Is it a name change or a corporate restructuring? It reminds us of how Google changed its corporate structure and, along with that, changed the parent company…
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about Newsjacking, but for our listeners, Newsjacking is when a brand or firm mentions or creates a campaign centered around a major, well-discussed news item. It’s slightly different from a publicity stunt in that the news item is leveraged in marketing while a stunt might acknowledge news within…
Be Aspirational in your marketing! Picture the 1995 movie Jumanji, with Robin Williams? In the movie, the main character, Alan Parrish was the son of a business owner who owned a factory that made shoes. As you would expect from a shoe manufacturing company in the sixties, there was a lot of machinery in an…
Join Kevin and Amy as they get “sultry” and “passionate” about ideas on how to market the Lover Archetype. If you are wondering what archetype your company might be, take our FREE QUESTIONNAIRE. It’s the first step in discovering your Brand. Passionate Brands Think of a person or a company who is really passionate about…
We had the very amazing privilege of having a great conversation with Olga Nesterova, founder of OnestBusiness.com. Her podcast is Onest Conversations, and we got suuuuper honest about brand and marketing. Olga is an experienced marketing strategist who has worked with Fortune 500 companies in New York City successfully growing their social media reach, engagement,…
We’re gonna channel our inner Sacagawea today. It’s all about The Explorer archetype. I know it’s a little like saying out loud which of your kids you like the best … but, if you were to ask me, “which is your favorite archetype, Kevin?”, I’d have to put The Explorer way high on that list.…