More than logos and fonts – how to create a strong brand with David O’Hearns – MAF289

This week let’s talk about brand and positioning.

But we’ll go beyond logos, fonts and colours and look at what branding is really about.

My guest is David O’Hearns and this is episode 289 of the Marketing and Finance Podcast.

More than logos and fonts - how to create a strong brand with David O'Hearns - MAF289

What you’ll hear about in this episode:

  • Why branding is more than logos, fonts and colours
  • Brand values and tone of voice
  • How looking at what you hate can reveal what you stand for
  • Why TV’s Apprentice does branding a disservice
  • Sticking to brand values in the long-term but avoiding “brand police”
  • What is positioning and how does it fit with branding?

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Great creative business ideas – is in-person or online the best way to find them? – MAF288

This week let’s talk about coming up with creative business ideas.

Is an in-person setting better than an online one for finding them?

Let’s grab a coffee and talk about it some more. This is episode 288 of the Marketing and Finance Podcast.

What you’ll hear about in this episode:

  • Creativity that comes from accidental conversations
  • Has the pandemic-inspired move to online meetings stifled creativity?
  • TED speaker Adam Grant and what he calls creative collisions
  • The magic that happens at conferences in the breaks and afterwards
  • Why its good to have more meetings with people outside your peer group

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Avoid these 6 marketing mistakes (reaction episode) – MAF287

This week let’s talk about 6 of the biggest mistakes made by digital marketers.

And this is a reaction episode where I riff on the messages contained in a piece of content that caught my attention.

It’s just me and the mic and this is episode 287 of the Marketing and Finance Podcast.

Avoid these 6 marketing mistakes (reaction episode) - MAF287

What you’ll hear about in this episode:

  • A deep almost obsessive understanding of your customer
  • The importance of setting goals
  • Why a written marketing strategy is essential – even if it’s only 2 pages long
  • How to craft an offer that’s better, preferably different, to everything else
  • The Circle of Marketing Simplicity

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