Really makes me rethink what we are offering to clients, and what we are making them pay for…

Lights, Cameras, Jobs!

April 4, 2009

Jobless Make TV Ads Pitching Themselves For Work – AP via Yahoo!News

Reading this, a few thoughts came to me:

  • Marketing Communications is perennial. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
  • In this day and age, personal branding has never been so important. Truly before its time: Tom Peter’s “The Brand Called You“. What’s your personal brand?
  • Times are really quite tough. What do we need to do to survive, or even thrive, in such times?

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Here’s an interesting article about what Branding has become. Welcome to the “dark side”?

Obsessive Branding Disorder via FastCompany

A good collection of case studies about four companies that built their brands.

Make Your Brand Pop via BusinessWeek

Here’s a good article on how to ensure that your website investment brings healthy returns:Make Your Website Work For You via BusinessWeek

Here’s a good primer on the importance of Positioning… and also a brief primer on how to do it.

The Power of Positioning via BusinessWeek

Here’s a good primer on what it means to do “branding”.

A Practical Guide To Branding via BusinessWeek

Great stuff to think about when designing websites.

The 10 Commandments of Web Design via BusinessWeek.com

Very fascinating developments for bloggers, content owners and, especially, content-aggregators out there… the rise (and potential threat?) of Content Recognition Systems.

Bloggers: Big Media Is Watching via BusinessWeek.com

“Brands don’t need a language… they need a connection.” – This was inspired by a quotation I recently read.