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Is It Time for a Company Rebrand?

shutterstock_244951162I’ve been asked by a lot of our clients recently, “Will a rebrand hurt our corporate image?” It’s an interesting question. After all, it seems like for years, we as marketers had to convince the powers that be within our organizations to worry about things like website layouts, logos and company slogans. We finally won and, as a result, many of us vowed we would never go down that rocky path again. But now suddenly we are realizing that oftentimes as our brands pivot in terms of strategic direction and positioning, our branding efforts have to shift as well. And sometimes a corporate rebrand is necessary.

So my answer to you is, “No, a rebrand will not hurt your corporate image… so long as you do it right.”

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Facebook Emotional Experiment Draws Ire from Users: What’s the Marketing Takeaway?

shutterstock_185616656It was so inconspicuous you could have missed it, particularly if you rarely post Facebook status updates or comb your newsfeed. It was such a minor change that even the most diehard users would not have taken notice.

But now the word is out: in early 2012, almost 700,000 users were randomly selected for a Facebook psychological experiment. The premise was simple. Facebook set out to alter the number of positive or negative posts users saw in their newsfeeds to see what effect this change had on the tone of the posts the recipients then wrote in their own status bars. Perhaps as one might expect, researchers found that moods were contagious: those who were inundated with a series of optimistic posts responded by sharing positivity of their own in their statuses while those who were saturated with negativity expressed the same dejection in their own posts.

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Companies Creating Holidays to Boost Content Marketing Strategy

Back To School SaturdayI’m one of those people who treat magazines like a lengthy novel. When I check my mailbox for my monthly subscription, I spend hours glazing the pages looking for the latest fashion tips and life advice.  Whether it’s Vanity Fair, Glamour or stealing a quick peek at the latest issue of Cosmopolitan, I love a good magazine.

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