How do you start in the Membership Economy

You just don’t give this to the VP over here that’s been 20 years. How do I create this within my organization? I know there’s going to be a cultural shift, but how do you start? -jd Excerpt from next week’s Business901 Podcast: Robbie Baxter: I think you’re right. You don’t just give it to Read More …

Jobs To Be Done Matrix

I have been pretty vocal in the past about using Value Stream Mapping, Value Stream Mapping should be left on the Shop Floor, and along with a couple other blog posts, Shaping your Customers Vision and Kill the Sales and Marketing Funnel. I think these types of tools lead us down a precarious path when Read More …

Ultimately for Brands, It’s about Survival

In next weeks Business901 podcast, I asked Carolina Rogoll, who has been building some of the world’s most beloved brands for over ten years, about how often you should evaluate your brand image. Employed at Procter & Gamble, the world’s largest consumer packaged goods company, she has worked across different product categories in global markets Read More …

How Important is a Brand for a Startup?

Joe: Well, in a startup world, where you’re kind of always marketing towards customer development and product market fit and, we stay pretty focused in that. Is there an ‘Aha’ moment for a company or a time when we start shifting gears and start thinking about their brand? Laurel Mintz: I think that that’s a Read More …

Brand Marketing with Mintz

Laurel Mintz, CEO of Elevate My Brand has built a career that blends her deep personal passion for food, wine and lifestyle with considerable business acumen and legal expertise. Her love of food and wine began during her college years in Santa Barbara, pouring wines and producing events for Geisinger Winery. Laurel then moved east Read More …