Every June, LGBTQ+ Pride Month offers us an opportunity to both celebrate progress and advocate for future change. This year, in addition to hosting a series of team discussions (catered […]
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The 5 P’s of Effective Brand Management
Would you ever eat at a McDonald’s with neon green arches? Or use Spotify if its interface changed drastically every day? It would certainly make me pause. That’s because we’re […]
Joe Smith’s Brands to Watch 2021
After the year that was, we found ourselves among the many prognosticators who had to throw most of our 2020 predictions out the window. Crises emerged, discussions evolved, and markets shifted. While […]
5 Ways of Designing Better Customer Experiences
We all engage with brands in search of value. But for any brand, pinpointing and delivering on the value customers seek, and doing it consistently, can be daunting – customer needs […]
Joe Smith’s Brands to Watch 2020
The confetti has settled, and we’ve rung in the new year. It’s time to peer into our crystal ball and see which brands will be worth watching in 2020. We […]
Loop – The Future of Packaging?
One in three consumers believes brands are the entities most responsible for the future of the environment, so it’s no surprise that CPG (consumer packaged goods) brands are looking for novel […]
Joe Smith’s Brands to Watch in 2019
At Joe Smith (the brand consultancy of Padilla), we’re all about helping brands make meaning. So to kick off 2019, we’ve taken stock of brands that excel at making meaning […]
Brands create expectations. Experiences reinforce them. (Part 2)
Last week in Part 1, we looked at how brands help people make decisions. They first create expectations around offerings, quality, price, service, and more. Then they deliver experiences that […]
Brands create expectations. Experiences reinforce them. (Part 1)
Think about the last time you came across a new or unfamiliar brand. Likely the flash of an unrecognizable logo, a billboard, a banner ad, or a storefront. You start […]