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ISBM Pulse: Branding, advertising, and promotion

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Brand Safety (Raji Srinivasan)

Brands want their ads to run against content they’re proud to associate with. But because of the programmatic nature of most digital advertising, brands have been forced to hand over control of ad placement to the algorithms of companies like Google and Facebook. Unfortunately, some brands have been seeing their advertisements placed next to extremist or controversial content just because those pieces are generating a lot of engagement or activity. Companies in every market need to ensure the safety of their brand by assuring the quality and nature of the content that brands are running ads against, some of which may be offensive and hurt the brand’s reputation. This webinar by Professor Raji Srinivasan will highlight strategies that companies can employ to ensure the safety of their brands.

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Organic Growth Demands a Strong Organizational Identity

Much has been written about the importance of understanding the customer journey. B2B companies need to equip their employees with a solid understanding of the company’s purpose in order to be truly customer centric. This two part article in the Gallup Business Journal explores how changing the internal culture can deliver a better experience all around.

Principles and Best Practices in Brand Portfolio Strategy and Architecture (Mitch Duckler)

Brands represent a company’s most valuable intangible asset, and as such must be managed strategically. This requires developing a thoughtful brand portfolio strategy; one that defines the optimal number, scope and strategic role for each brand within the portfolio. Only then can more tactical brand architecture decisions be made, such as: 1) how brands should relate to one another, 2) when a corporate brand should endorse a product brand, and 3) whether and to what extent visual identity and other expression elements should be shared across brands. This webinar helps participants understand the key components that comprise a brand portfolio strategy, and how these components relate to and inform brand architecture decision-making. In doing so, it leverages best practices, guiding principles, and real-world examples.

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Discovering the Truth About the Net Promoter Score (Jerry Thomas)

The promises of the Net Promoter Score (NPS) have captured the attention of many senior executives for the past 15 years, and NPS has risen to almost religious stature in the minds of some senior executives.  But are the assertions and promises of NPS true?  Or is NSP simply a good story that appeals to business leaders searching for clarity in a sea of confusion. This webinar by Jerry Thomas, President and CEO of Decision Analyst, discusses how NPS is calculated, review the strengths and weaknesses of the NPS formula, and suggest some other statistical approaches that might add value to customer satisfaction tracking data.