RFX Brand + Communications » Marketing

Great Brands don’t suck

Dan Bergeron — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:16:37 +0000

I recently attended the Art of Marketing (#taom) conference here in Calgary, and had a chance to take in some amazing speakers discussing the latest in marketing trends and creativity. One of the thoughts that stuck with me was ‘The path to building a great brand starts with not sucking’. Yes folks, I also believe it is just that simple. You can only live behind a veil of beautiful design for so long until suckiness starts to ooze through if you aren’t sincere in your actions, and committed to providing quality in both your product and your customer experience.

Thanks Art of Marketing!

Stand up for soda!

Dan Bergeron — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:34:11 +0000

I came across this video, and was truly inspired by the underlying message. It’s a story about John Nese, a California entrepreneur who runs a “soda pop stop”, and specializes in carrying a huge selection of Soda’s brought in from all over the USA and around the world. He’s really keyed in on the magic of branding, and the art of differentiation, and most importantly, has realized that he doesn’t need to compromise to be successful (you won’t find Pepsi Cola on his shelves!). Rather than trying to be something to everyone, he’s found success as a niche business, all while supporting other niche businesses. Very cool.

Ready for take-off.

Dan Bergeron — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:30:03 +0000

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