Tag: brand

The importance of timing during a brand experience

Published by Mike Kujawski on January 25, 2011

Over the last year of getting on Air Canada flights, I have noticed the first thing mentioned to passengers upon boarding the plane is “Welcome aboard Air Canada , the #1 airline in North America according to….blah blah blah magazine”.

I’d like to point this out as an example of poor timing and what not to do when trying to deliver a brand experience.

Semantic confusion surrounding modern marketing

Published by Mike Kujawski on November 15, 2010

There are numerous marketing terms that are being misused so often these days that I often find it necessary to give a quick lecture on semantics before presenting, training or consulting with clients. If this is not done from the get-go, then consensus within a group is nearly impossible to attain. Even if two people fundamentally agree on something, they have no way of knowing due to the fact that their initial paradigms are different. A great visual example of this is the famous illustration of the old lady/young lady I have included in this post.