I think most of us are surprised that COVID-19 conversations are still relevant, having hung our hopes on 2021 as the year things moved closer to “normal,” even if it […]
5 in 5: Picks for National Podcast Day
At Joe Smith, we’re a team full of podcast lovers. Even though our commutes haven’t yet returned, you can still find us in the habit of seeking inspiration while we […]
5 In 5: Customer Experiences Worth Keeping
Each week, Padilla stands at the intersection of people, culture and brands to bring you five stories that you can read in five minutes. Over the last 18 months we’ve […]
Your Brand’s “Earprint”
We often talk about how your brand “shows up”. Well, fair to say that we mean that more figuratively than literally these days. The pandemic has shifted in-person engagements online […]
3 Potential Product Launch Pitfalls
Most marketing professionals can recount at least one new idea that their company thought was going to be a big success – but ended up being an unmitigated failure. In […]
Why Social Capitalism Is Future of Business & Brand Health
Trust in institutions is at an all-time low. While businesses tend to fare better than Governments, NGOs and Media, their trust, too, is incredibly fragile. Enter social capitalism. This fragility stems from […]
Have You Friended Your Favorite Brands?
Our lives are built around relationships – with our families, spouses, partners, friends, friends of friends and colleagues – relationships that shape who we are and who we are becoming. As […]
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 […]
Building Technology Thought Leaders, One Brand At A Time
Innovation has been described as a business strategy, a brand value, even an organizational characteristic. It implies continuous ideation, creativity and execution based on an ability to understand and meet […]