Everybody Brands

What is the difference between marketing and branding?It's ridiculous to argue about what's more important, branding or marketing. It's important to understand the difference between branding and marketing so you know how they work together to attract, inspire, and engage customers and create raving fans. In this episode, Brian discusses the definition of brand and marketing, and shows you how your brand can align with the principles from Donald Miller's book, Business Made Simple.Read this podcast episode at Aespire.com(I recommend listening to Chris Do discuss the merits of both marketing and branding with Melinda Livsey and Fabian Geyrhalter). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special episode of the Everybody Brands podcast, Cleveland businessman and National Director of WEC, Intl., John Murtha and Brian Sooy have a conversation about faith-driven business, entrepreneurship, and why everybody who works is essential.This episode is different from most others on this podcast — you'll learn about Brian's background, his faith story, and his passion for helping entrepreneurs grow and experience the joy of their faith — whether they are the CEO or someone who pushes a broom.John and Brian dig deep into why work matters, how you can integrate your faith at work, and if Brian's forthcoming book, Essential: Finding Worth in your Work During Uncertain Times, a 30-day devotional, is prophetic for times like these.Enjoy a 5-day devotional sample when you subscribe to Essential: Finding Worth in your Work exclusively from Bible.com and the YouVersion app.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of the Everybody Brands podcast, we have a conversation with Mind State Group founder Will Leach on how making fast emotional connections with people will help your brand win trust and resonate with people’s hearts and minds.Will knows what it what it's like and how it feels to hold your breath every time you launch advertising, and how crushing it is when the campaign you worked on so hard just crashes and burns. With over 25 years of experience in corporate America, Will has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world and conducted hundreds of research studies. His best-selling book, Marketing to Mindstates generated six figures in just six months of launching, (which makes me jealous). Marketing to Mindstates is one of the leading resources on behavioral and science-based marketing today.Connect with Will atMindstate GroupWill Leach on Twitter Will Leach on LinkedInConnect with Brian Sooy from Aespire atAespire.comon Marketing Made SimpleBrian Sooy on LinkedInBrian Sooy's books on A

Take two for the first international Everybody Brands episode with Eddie Biroun, a copywriter who happens to design. Eddie helps businesses attract more leads, create more customers and increase profits through brand building and sales messaging. Eddie has achieved results across 16 different markets, including financial insurance, real estate, automobile education, entertainment and fitness, and he's worked with brands like Sotheby's, Toyota, and Volvo. Eddie and host Brian Sooy are both passionate about brands and branding. We both approach brands and branding from similar and different directions, with a common mentor in one of the world's leading branding experts. Connect with Eddie onInstagramEddieBiroun.comMentioned in this episode:Marty NeumeierRaise Your Voice: A Cause Manifesto See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Purpose, mission, and vision statements can be confusing. It's rare to find two organizations that agree on common usage, definition and application of the words. It can be even more confusing to understand why each word is relevant, and how each component relates to one another. Some organizations tend to substitute their mission and vision for their purpose. If you want your audience to connect with your mission, you need to communicate with clarity about why, what, and how you are creating value and impact.In this companion podcast the popular article, The Difference Between Purpose, Mission, and Vision, Brian Sooy unpacks the difference between purpose and mission, the difference between mission, and vision, and why impact is ultimately what matters.A good mission statement and vision statement are best suited for internal organizational guidance. Purpose keeps you focused on why you exist, vision aligns you with your goal, and mission empowers how you will accomplish it. Done well, it will inspire and mo

Purpose lifts us at the end of the day beyond the tasks we have accomplished and the goals we have achieved to the belief that we have not just added value, but we've achieved something of significance in pursuit of something greater. This is perfect episode for anybody who's in a leadership position. It's perfect right now for organizations who are finding the need to adapt what they're doing and align new things in an economic crisis and during COVID-19 with their purpose. Get clarity for your purpose, vision, and marketing message at Aespire.com/storybrandConnect with Brian Sooy on LinkedIn or Twitter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of the Everybody Brands Podcast we have a conversation with Wes Gay about how we should define a brand and what a marketer or business owner focus on now, especially in uncertain times: branding or marketing. Wes Gay is the founder of Wayfinder and a StoryBrand Certified Guide & Copywriter. Wes’ experience as a former pastor gives him the empathy and credibility to help leaders create a clearer message for their companies using the StoryBrand Framework.Wes worked in churches and nonprofits for 10 years, including running a thrift store.  Wes began his journey to entrepreneurship the way many of us do: He had been unemployed for about six months and couldn't get anywhere after coming out of a difficult kind of church experience. Little did he know three and a half years later being a copywriter and marketing consultant would become his real job. While Wes and Brian approach their work from different backgrounds, both guide companies integrate and implement the StoryBrand framework, a storyt

David Lemley has had a creative and strategic hand in shaping some of the world’s most iconic brands including Starbucks, REI, Pampers, and Nintendo. As the Founder and Chief Strategist of Seattle-based Retail Voodoo, David is on a mission to help better-for-you brands win customer’s hearts, minds, and souls. He partners with marketers, investors, and founder-owners to unlock the power of their brand’s promise to engage consumers, spark innovation, identify opportunity, and drive exponential growth.This episode is brought to you by Aespire Websites Made Simple, the visual website builder that helps you build a professional site that grows with your business.David Lemley published his first book, Beloved and Dominant Brands: The Brand Ecosystem that Drives Better-for-you Brands from One of Many to Category Prominence, a highlight of the very first model David and Retail Voodoo uses in their brand strategy development process.Some of the questions David and Brian discuss include:In an age where people care more

“Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing people.” — Peter DruckerIt’s no wonder business leaders struggle with marketing. Spend any amount of time listening to podcasts and ”experts” and you‘ll hear conflicting advice, confusing jargon, and a jumble of terms that make you wonder why you bother to try marketing at all.IN this conversation with Dennis Hahn, we'll explore branding, experience, why shared values are key to building a tribe, and more — including the difference between branding and marketing, and why they matter,As chief strategy officer at Liquid, Dennis is responsible for the methodologies that Liquid uses to address the strategic challenges of our clients. Dennis leads teams of strategists across all of Liquid’s offices, providing expertise, mentoring and consulting on a wide range of significant strategic branding initiatives for clients that include John Deere, HP, Microsoft, Motorola, Nasdaq, PayPal and Walmart.Dennis’ background and training as a designer gives him a design th

If you’re a board member or nonprofit leader, this two-part episode of Everybody Brands is one to which you need to listen, to understand why your digital strategy needs to be part of your entire organizational structure.All businesses need to be managing their digital resources, but It's like a “spaghetti of things.”What many leaders neglect is that just like if you have a campus of buildings, somebody has to manage that campus. You probably already have an ecosystem of digital tools that you're using and somebody needs to be keeping an eye on those resources.It is a critical function to get the most out of those resources and ensure that they’re used properly to strengthen and connect the entire organization.Get more insights for strategy and thriving organizations at Aespire.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When communications consultants say things like, ”Nonprofits don't want to do the work that we need them to do and they don't realize how important strategy is;” and nonprofit leaders say, “Strategic planning is not helpful and annoying and takes up too much time,” it's time for an intervention.Just how important is strategy, and why is it the first principle in Aespire’s Clarity Credo for purpose-driven brands and culture?If you’re a board member or nonprofit leader, this two-part episode of Everybody Brands is one to which you need to listen.This episode of Everybody Brands is a conversation between host Brian Sooy and Sarah Olivieri from Pivot Ground. Sarah is a nonprofit strategist with a passion for helping organizations thrive in the digital age.Sarah introduces us to her business framework, the Impact Method, that gives you a strategy in less time. We take a step back and talk about how the impact method helps organizations that focus on strategy nurture trust with the people they serve and the peopl

Does your brand inspire and engage people? Why not? If your vision and values aren’t clear and communicated at every touch point, people forget why your brand matters.The Clarity Principles are for people focused on growing their company with a culture that attracts and retains customers and talent. The 12 principles of the Clarity Credo are essential values to help you align purpose, communications, relationships, and leadership.In this episode, we talk about the four dimensions of communications and culture and explore how the 12 principles help you nurture a brand and culture that inspires people.“Upholding our brand truths is everybody’s responsibility. If we’renot aware of what our brand represents and if we don’t communicate itclearly, people will fill in the gaps with what they believe—whetherit’s true or not.”To download the free Clarity Credo poster mentioned in this episode, subscribe at Aespire.com.Read the original transcript of this episode at blog. Aespire.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy

Trust is a brand asset for which every employee, from the CEO to the front-line team, is responsible. Trust is reinforced when people act and speak in a manner that is consistent with an organization's values, character, and culture. The challenge with trust is that you cannot buy it or force customers to believe your organization is trustworthy. Your brand must work to earn trust. Every interaction is an opportunity to build relationships and nurture trust. In this episode, I explore how being trustworthy impacts major brands like Facebook and Marriot, and how trust will help your organization grow by being more appealing to employees and customers.Read more at Aespire.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Your brand embodies the purpose, mission, values, vision, message, and impact of the organization. Leave one out and people fill the gap with what they want to believe. Are you willing to risk that? Understanding how a story works toward making your brand and organization’s personality more believable is essential to unlocking the power of purpose and the potential of your narrative. When we tell ourselves stories about our experience, we are trying to figure out what the brand or organization means to us or how it improves our lives.Read more at Aespire.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What defines a Difference Maker? What are the qualities of a Difference Maker? Discover the four dimensions of communication and culture to amplify your voice, deepen knowledge, and expand your impact in the difference you want to make as a business owner or as a nonprofit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brian Sooy and Marty Neumeier discuss “The Brand Flip,” a whiteboard overview of how customers now run companies, how you can profit from it and create more loyalty with your customers. "The Brand Gap." "Zag." "The Designful Company." With each new book, Marty Neumeier re-defines the role of brand and its influence on your customers.The Brand Flip defines how your customers influence (and own) your brand. As often as brand managers and communications like to think a brand is all about an organization (it's not), Marty's insights and experience prove we have a long way to go in truly understanding the discipline of brand management.Read and download the transcript from Aespire.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Let’s cut to the chase: if your communication initiatives don’t directly align with the objectives or focus from your strategic plan, you’re merely doing busy work. You’re in possession of a to-do list disguised as strategic communications.If you are a smart marketer or business owner who wants to make the best use of your time and limited resources to help your organization communicate, raise awareness, and increase revenue, you can apply these three rules for converting strategy into action.Read more at Aespire.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Todd Henry teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that lead to everyday brilliance. He is the author of three books (The Accidental Creative, Die Empty, and Louder Than Words) which have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he speaks and consults across dozens of industries on creativity, leadership, and passion for work. His book Die Empty was named by Amazon.com as one of the best books of 2013.
His latest book, Louder Than Words, is about how to develop an authentic voice that resonates and creates impact. In this interview, Todd and Brian Sooy talk about impact, why a manifesto is more compelling than a mission or vision statement, and how empathy for your audience helps you connect most effectively with those you're creating for. Visit causemanifesto.com for more resources and content like this.Read more at Aespire.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Be Courageous. We will dream big dreams, and have the courage to change and adapt in order to make our vision a reality. Courage may require that you step into the unknown. It may require difficult conversations. It will require that you find a way to overcome whatever fear is preventing you from taking the next step.Download a FREE POSTER to transform your culture and helpyou apply the 12 principles of the Cause Manifesto from Aespire.com.Lead your team better when you read the top-rated book for building culture through mission-driven communications. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Be Powerful. We will believe our cause is meaningful, and act in the belief that it has the power to change the world. Power comes from strength: a courageous and engaged board; a confident and competent leader; a clearly articulated purpose; and a mission embodied by the character, culture, and voice of the organization.Download a FREE POSTER to transform your culture and helpyou apply the 12 principles of the Cause Manifesto from Aespire.com.Lead your team better when you read the top-rated book for building culture through mission-driven communications. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.