Archive for January, 2010

Ford Sales up 33%!! This is how they did it

Posted by Brian F Martin on January 24, 2010
Brand Marketing Strategy / 8 Comments


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What did they do differently? What were the key drivers? How did they get consumers re-energized about the brand? And most importantly, how did they invest their marketing dollars to have such a significant turnaround?

John Felice, General Manager – Ford Lincoln Mercury Marketing, shares how his team turned it around.

Do consumers really feel like brands want them to get involved?

Posted by Brian F Martin on January 11, 2010
Brand Marketing Strategy / 3 Comments

Once a year, awards are given out for the most influential Ad campaigns in the industry. Advertisements involving consumer participation through social media and engagement were the big award winners last year. But do consumers really feel like brands are reaching out to them? And do consumers even care to be involved? We go to Times Square to find the answers.

How Kia Motors created a new brand in THE most competitive category!

Posted by Brian F Martin on January 07, 2010
Brand Marketing Strategy / 7 Comments

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Creating a new brand and cementing it in the mind of a consumer is one of the most challenging tasks a marketer will face. Now imagine creating that new brand in THE highest spending and most competitive category.

That was the challenge facing Kia Motors. And in this episode, Michael Sprague, Kia’s VP of Marketing, shares their strategy along with some of the key challenges they faced along the way.