Many business owners understand both the benefits of SEO and the sheer potential for transforming organic visitors into long-term paying customers. But the issue isn’t so much realizing that there is a benefit as much as it is finding strategies that work. Read More
Fans celebrate the mega film saga every year this day.
Not many people can claim they’ve truly shaped popular culture, but George Lucas can. His creation, Star Wars, didn’t just render an entire fictional universe, it has earned about $6.6 billion across 17 theatrical releases (adjusted for inflation) since 1977. It’s also a full-fledged cultural phenomenon. The franchise has brought more than $32 billion to retailers through related novels, video games and fan projects galore. (One recent project merged Star Wars with the iconic Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album by The Beatles.)
If you can figure out how to transform (or at the very least improve) your customers’ lives, they’ll repay you with loyalty and thanks, this expert says.
Without a doubt, one of my favorite things in the whole world are the emails I get from people who’ve read my books. These are folks I’ve never met, people whose lives have been changed because of the words I strung together to explain concepts I thought might be useful. It’s humbling—providing these types of transformative experiences makes all the tedious work that goes into putting out a book worthwhile. Read More
In an era of brands defining their purpose and taking a stand, two of the world’s leading brewers are expressing their purpose. Heineken and Carlsberg have each released a video that speaks to their brand purpose, and they’re both must-viewing. Read More
‘NYT’ Makes ‘Truth’ Easier To Find, New Spots Break On TV, Online
The truth will be a little less hard to find beginning today as The New York Times breaks the next flight of ads in a branding campaign that originally debuted with a stark, syncopated commercial in ABC’s telecast of the Academy Awards last month.
Design in the most classic sense is a potent business strategy, says Firstborn executive creative director Dave Snyder. Here’s how he and his team help brands like Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and Jet.com reposition themselves through good business solutions that are equally beautiful.