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Written by: Mark Di SommaThe new marketing question. Will they follow? - Click To Read Article
Suddenly, it’s cool to be obscure. As non-conventional continues to climb in status, perhaps the new strategy is not to significantly publicise your brand to the market at all. Instead, put it out there and wait for the market and customers to find you. Don’t build a brand, create a following …
The emerging marketing choice: fame or respect - Click To Read Article
Branding today is increasingly extreme, requiring companies to make extreme choices. One of those is the decision to think huge or small. For marketers, that means making a deliberate choice to pursue one of two outcomes: fame or respect. The former is epitomised by the scale-driven strategies of the major global brands; the latter is a more subtle affair, but one that is gaining traction with customers with every passing day.
Cultrepreneurs: Are they the next breed of branders? - Click To Read Article
There's a new breed of brander coming - inspired by the conscious choice to build their business not on traditional marketing and footprint, but on fanatical loyalty. Learn more about why the world is now ready for the business person I've dubbed the cultrepreneur.
Brand talking: Wrapping your brand around Word of Mouth - Click To Read Article
WOM may be hot as a concept, but the brand disciplines needed to achieve a powerful talked-about reputation are age-old. The new age of open source information will challenge the control-freaks who just want to broadcast to their audiences, but for those willing to accept that their brands are now valued as much by the interactions that stakeholders have between themselves, there are new opportunities and ways to capitalise. First though, get the headspace right.
Being cultrepreneurs - Click To Read Article
You don’t have to be big to be great. Cultrepreneurs are the ultimate niche marketers, because they have not just identified their niche, they have also made that market feel exclusive. And in a world where everybody has access to everything, that’s a very special feeling for those who are now their customers. Learn more about this emerging style of entrepreneur.
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About the Author: Mark Di Somma RSS for Mark's articles - Visit Mark's website  After university, Mark Di Somma turned his love of writing into a career - working in radio and then in ad agencies, before starting a direct marketing agency. A chance assignment prompted him to diversify into brand strategy. It quickly became a passion, then a career, and finally the Audacity Group, his thinking and writing consultancy. Today Mark works as a strategist, writer and senior creative consultant to design firms and ad agencies. He works directly with senior management teams facilitating, problem solving and sometimes as part of a change program. And as a specialist in investor branding, he also has an in-depth understanding of how to talk to investors. Keynotes and workshops are opportunities to combine his addiction to problem solving with his love of language. Breaking myths, pitching new ideas and thinking, finding ways forward; sharing impressions and opinions, telling exciting stories. You'll love the way Mark gets what makes sectors and people tick. He's fascinated by what happens when market dynamics and human reactions collide. First and foremost, he says, companies need to think their way out of trouble. His guiding principles: solve a problem in your head, drive the answer from your heart, put your commitments on paper, and never be afraid to ask the inconvenient questions. Mark's style is energetic and stimulating, and people really warm to his lateral approach to key issues facing leaders and business owners and his ability to identify and address those issues with optimism and positivity. At his sessions, lines of inquiry, ideas and insights fly, and it won't be long before you and your team are re-evaluating what you do, why it gets done and where it can take you. Contact Mark on +64 4 801 7720 or email him at mark@markdisomma.com. Click here to visit Mark's website   Cultrepreneurs Are they the next breed of branders The new marketing question Will they follow The emerging marketing choice fame or respect Being cultrepreneurs Brand talking Wrapping your brand around Word of Mouth |
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