Branding the New Government

Our new president is known for a lot of things — hope, change and all that — but the marketing community has long been impressed with his branding ability. He stuck with one slogan (more or less) throughout his campaign. He has a visual brand that is clear...

And the Color of the Year is . . .

According to Pantone, the color of the year for 2009 is mimosa (what you and I might call a warm yellow). Pantone is the company that produces those expensive color chip books with formulations that designers use when selecting colors for your logo or printed...

Twitter’s Massive 2008: 752 Percent Growth

I’m a few days late to mention this but Twitter has grown from this thing used by only hard-core geeks to . . . well, I still don’t know how to describe Twitter but a WHOLE LOT of folks are using it now. 752 % growth last year? One million new users in...

What’s Your Difference?

I drove by a dentist’s office yesterday that had a sign which read “Dentistry with a Difference.” I smiled to myself and applauded their effort to differentiate themselves. In marketing, we work hard to come up with a U.S.P. (Unique Selling...