It is pretty clear that as much fun as the Aflac Duck is to watch, it is doing some pretty significant business.
Author Archive | James R. Gregory
The Board’s Responsibility for the Corporate Brand
The Fortune Brands’ story is one that I know well. Without a corporate brand focus, the logic and cohesion of a holding company loses resonance, eventually leading to underperformance of its stock and increasing pressure to break up the company. Corporate brand campaigns are essential for holding companies. They should be protected and funded at […]
Slouching Toward Brand Accountability
Many departments within a corporation will argue the need for accountability in marketing, but none steps forward to take ownership of how to account for brand equity.
It’s Time to Put “Brand” On the Balance Sheet
The idea of putting the corporate brand on the balance sheet is an audacious proposition. One that can revolutionize marketing, change the role of everyone responsible for the health of brands, and make the US more competitive in the world.
A Brief History of Brand Crises, Can BP Survive as a Brand?
A brand crisis can take many forms, which can linger differing lengths of time depending on the survivability of the brand. Every corporate brand crisis is unique; each has a starting point when the CEO becomes responsible for the survival of the company.