Tisha Oehmen is a professional brand strategist and a leader in the branding field. She has been named a member of the Global Guru’s Top 30 Brand Gurus. She is also the co-founder of Oregon-based Paradux Media Group and the best-selling author of the book, Finding Brand: The Brand Book Tutorial.
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Data Implications for Marketing in 2020
As we consider the major Trends for Marketing in 2020, think, just for a moment how much the data evolution from last two decades have impacted our world. There's no two ways about it, data has, and will have profound...
Trends for Marketing in 2020
It's hard as marketers to get far enough out of the day to day to observe trends materializing to influence our ability to do our jobs, much less think about marketing in 2020. But the difficulty not withstanding, the future...
Brand Smart with These 6 Factors
Brand smart -- that's what we're all trying to do right? Create an amazing brand, while spending less money, and getting amazing results. Sounds daunting? Nothing to worry about. You've got everything you need to Brand Smart already at your...
What is a Brand?
What is a Brand? is a question that gets asked out loud infrequently -- but one that I suspect is often on people's minds, but they are too embarrassed to ask. So, I thought I'd take a few moments on...
4 Critical Components to Successful Brand Management
Brand Management can cause all but the most serious marketing professionals to blanch. Mostly because the phrase "Brand Management" sounds like an obscure, highly technical body of knowledge. To make matters worse, the normal online resources for learning about a...
The One Marketing Tool You Can’t Afford to Live Without-the Marketing Calendar
Marketing is equal parts science and art. It's about being nimble enough to take advantage of opportunities that present themselves. And most of all, great marketing is about planning. There are many tools available to aid your planning, but hands down, no...
The 3 Essential Elements to Creating a Memorable Brand
Having a memorable brand is almost always goal number one. There are three elements in almost every memorable brand out there in the mainstream. And for all you who are in pursuit of your memorable brand, here are the three...
5 Marketing Lessons Derived from KONY 2012
I'm sure you're going to get sick of seeing this KONY 2012 video everywhere in the next few months, I hope. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc And regardless of the way the KONY 2012 Invisible Children's organization behind it distributes its money, it's a...
Coordinate Your Advertising with a Marketing Strategy Reset
Do you feel like your marketing plan lacks strategy? Or perhaps you've been doing the same things year after year without considering if there are more effective ways to market your business. Regardless of your reason, it's not uncommon for...
Marketing the Evolutionaries Way
There's a new book out by Randy Harrington and Carmen Voilleque called "Evolutionaries: Transformational Leadership: The Missing Link in Your Organizational Chart." Randy and Carmen are brilliant, inspirational, and most of all, observant. They are consultants by trade, and any...
Your Brand is About Emotion
I know I've talked about it in the past, but it bears repeating, your brand is entirely about evoking an emotional response...we buy from brands we like. In fact, if your brand invokes anything less than passion, you're missing the...
The Secret to a Great Brand is Just One Thing
http://youtu.be/ml-xI1jbu_U Know what the secret to a great brand is? One thing - just one thing. Focusing on one thing when branding for nonprofits is admittedly the hardest part of creating an amazing brand. The trick, as Jack Palance in...
The Spectrum of Digital Control: Rented, Leased, and Owned Land
In 2012, businesses went “dark” to protest censorship, realizing for the first time how fragile their digital existence could be. Today, the threat to your business isn’t usually government censorship; it is the platform you build on. Most business owners...
B2B Branding Implications
Usually, when we talk about branding, we talk about B2C (business-to-consumer) companies and specific products, but we should also speak about B2B branding. If you’ve been following this blog for a long time, we believe all branding can favor every...
Top 10 Finding Brand Blog Posts in 2011
Every year, it’s helpful to pause and reflect on the content that resonated most with readers. Reviewing the top brand blog posts offers valuable insight into the questions business owners are asking, the challenges they’re facing, and the topics that...
The Year in Review 2011
As we wrap up another year on the Pond, we want to start with a heartfelt thank you. A BIG thank you from all of us at Paradux Media Group for subscribing to our emails, reading them, sharing them, and...
Creating a Brand in a Tough Economic Environment
I don't have to tell you that the economy in the last few years has been tough for a brand. We've all lived through it, and if you're still in business you've figured out how to survive in this economic environment,...
Online Retailer Ups the Stakes for Local Shops (sort of)
Last week, Amazon announced version 1.2.1 of its Price Check mobile app—an update that pushed the conversation around online retailer competition into an entirely new spotlight. The premise is simple: while shopping in a local store, you can scan a...
The Real Purpose for Press Releases
OK, I’m going to let you in on a little secret… Press releases aren’t just for inviting reporters to press conferences anymore. In today’s fast-paced, digital-first media environment, the purpose of press releases has evolved in a big way. Time-strapped...
Two Big Shop Local Events Set for November
As November approaches, two major shop local events are gearing up to make a significant impact on communities and small businesses nationwide. While each event has its own purpose, both tap into a growing cultural shift—a renewed awareness of buying...
