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Emotional vs. rational benefits: getting the mix just right

When it comes to marketing premium brands, there’s usually no shortage of RTBs (Reasons To Believe) to choose from. Although brands in commodity categories are sometimes challenged to differentiate themselves, the premium brand(s) in any “vertical” should carefully choose which RTBs make it to the front lines of consumer messaging. Whether or not emotional or [...]

Advertising

Does Your Brand Act Premium?

Premium brands act premium, even when few people are looking.

Business to Business

What Makes a Brand Premium?

Is it price? Is it quality? Or does it have to be both?

Energy & Utilities

Premium Commodities

What does it take to make a commodity premium? It takes more than differentiation, it takes differentiation that matters to the customer. Marketers deal every day with putting a message out there for consumers to bite down on, but the commodities that can demand a higher price—and even invoke brand loyalty—are the ones that know [...]

Energy & Utilities

Established brands need to work harder

We all know that awareness is the first and necessary step toward getting customers to buy. But what about brands that already have awareness? They often lose at the point of sale because another brand is cheaper, has something new to offer, or (in the case of grocery products) they have bad placement in the [...]

Business to Business

Premium Brand Panel Launches April 6

I’m thrilled that our Premium Brand Panel launches today, April 6. This is something we’ve been talking about, strategizing for, and researching for nearly 18 months. Today is the launch of the first panel session. I can’t wait to post our first findings, which should be any day now.