Steve Shu // Steve Shu is a management consultant and business development professional. He is also an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Irvine University.
Steve holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and both an ME and BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.
Steve currently has a primary professional blog at http://steveshu.typepad.com and can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/steveshu
Interesting that this video talks about making Mickey "relevant" first. The notions of differentiation subtend somewhat, but are clearly important. Note that the article in which this video is embedded implies lessons for re- branding issues as well as personal re-branding issues. http://inventorspot.com/articles/how_mickey_mouse_rebranding_34286
Is this the business model for Twitter? Co-branding - brand extension like thing. Some interesting elements that combine social responsibility, non-profits, word-of-mouth, and Yellow Tail wine-like strategy.
Update 10/17/09: More details emerging which indicates not as much like Yellow Tail wine strategy as I may have originally thought. For example, seems like wine may be in the $20ish range, possibly plan for more than just two wines, ...
How branding and subbrands can go off the rail (see the post above for a bit of humor and truth).
Interactive chart that references some key change points. Follow link here http://www.interbrand.com/BGB09/JXECR863200P.swf
The post referenced above does a good job of characterizing the evolution of the logo creative for Guitar Hero and new subbrands (such as DJ Hero above). For additional context on how the strategy of the company is evolving (which drives creative design), readers may be interested in my brand audit of the Guitar Hero brand http://steveshu.typepad.com/Mini-Brand%20Audit%20-%20Activision%20Guitar%20Hero%20V1d0.pdf
Branded url shortener by Coca-Cola. Will this create more interation and top of mind awareness? Will this create more trust or less? What if the URL redirects to an inappropriate destination?
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For Marketing class on brand building activities via social media, creating brand associations, and using borrowed interest techniques.
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