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How to Uncover A Brand's Origin Story
How to Uncover A Brand's Origin Story

A brand's origin story is a powerful tool for building authenticity and forging deep connections with those you hope to serve.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaSeptember 4, 2025Brand story, Purpose
Why Feelings Sell: The Power of Emotional Appeals
Why Feelings Sell: The Power of Emotional Appeals

The brands that win tomorrow will be those that master the art of helping their customers feel.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaAugust 29, 2025Brand, Brand storytelling
The Anatomy of a Great Brand Story: Key Elements You Can't Ignore
The Anatomy of a Great Brand Story: Key Elements You Can't Ignore

Great brands don't just sell things. They tell a compelling brand story that resonates with their audience and invites them to become part of the narrative.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaAugust 21, 2025Brand Story
Identifying the Hero in Your Brand Story (Hint: It's Not You)
Identifying the Hero in Your Brand Story (Hint: It's Not You)

The secret to a truly compelling brand story lies in this simple but profound shift in perspective: you’re not the hero of the story – your customer is.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaAugust 15, 2025Brand Story
Beyond Features & Benefits: Uncovering Your Brand's True Essence
Beyond Features & Benefits: Uncovering Your Brand's True Essence

A purpose helps build a truly magnetic brand—one that doesn't just attract customers, but inspires followers.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaAugust 7, 2025Purpose, Brand
Why Your Brand Needs a Story and Not Just a Slogan
Why Your Brand Needs a Story and Not Just a Slogan

It’s time for all of us to go beyond simply thinking about our next slogan and to start crafting our brands’ unforgettable stories.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaJuly 31, 2025Brand Story
Why Fostering a Sense of Hope is a Smart Move for Your Brand Messaging
Why Fostering a Sense of Hope is a Smart Move for Your Brand Messaging

Hope is a powerful force for your brand that drives action, builds resilience, and creates a sense of purpose.

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BrandingDan SalvaJuly 25, 2025Brand, Brand Message
Why Empathy is Your Most Powerful Tool Against Tariff Shocks
Why Empathy is Your Most Powerful Tool Against Tariff Shocks

You can transform this potential crisis into an opportunity to forge stronger, more resilient relationships with those you hope to serve.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaJuly 18, 2025Brand, Empathy
The 5 most read posts from the first half of 2025
The 5 most read posts from the first half of 2025

The most-read posts from this blog in the first half of 2025 delivered invaluable branding insight as well as tips to help optimize your content marketing efforts.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaJuly 12, 2025Branding, Content marketing
These patriotic ideals could supercharge your brand
These patriotic ideals could supercharge your brand

These principles provide a blueprint for impactful branding that transcends trends.

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BrandingDan SalvaJuly 3, 2025brand
10 branding myths you need to stop believing
10 branding myths you need to stop believing

Many common beliefs about branding are flat-out myths. Here are the truths.

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BrandingDan SalvaJune 27, 2025Brand
The often overlooked key to great content marketing
The often overlooked key to great content marketing

When valuable content is delivered under a consistent and trustworthy brand, it elevates the entire experience.

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Content MarketingDan SalvaJune 20, 2025Content marketing, Branding
5 content marketing mistakes that are killing your results
5 content marketing mistakes that are killing your results

Avoiding these five common content marketing mistakes can help turn your efforts into a powerful engine for growth and engagement.

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Content MarketingDan SalvaJune 12, 2025Content, content strategy
Kill your tagline. Raise your rallying cry.
Kill your tagline. Raise your rallying cry.

A rallying cry is a declaration of purpose, a call to belief, and an invitation to action.

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BrandingDan SalvaJune 5, 2025Rallying Cry, Tagline
5 ideas for finding the unexpected angle with your brand messaging
5 ideas for finding the unexpected angle with your brand messaging

By deliberately seeking out the unexpected, you'll transform content that once felt like a chore into captivating conversations.

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BrandingDan SalvaMay 29, 2025Creativity
What makes for great content?
What makes for great content?

By focusing on providing value, communicating clearly, offering something unique, ensuring accuracy, and forging an emotional connection, you can elevate your content.

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Content MarketingDan SalvaMay 23, 2025Content
10 tips for creating a content marketing plan that actually works
10 tips for creating a content marketing plan that actually works

Here are 10 essential tips to help you build a content marketing plan that not only looks good on paper but also delivers real results.

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Content MarketingDan SalvaMay 16, 2025Content marketing plan
What brands can learn from Trump’s hyperbole
What brands can learn from Trump’s hyperbole

Brands that prioritize truth and consistently deliver on their promises will not only survive but thrive.

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BrandingDan SalvaMay 9, 2025Brand, Brand Language
Navigating the now – the trends that are shaping the future of branding
Navigating the now – the trends that are shaping the future of branding

The future belongs to brands that are authentic, purpose-driven, community-focused, technologically savvy, and above all, human.

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BrandingDan SalvaMay 2, 2025Branding, Trends
5 steps you can take now to tap into the power of brand purpose
5 steps you can take now to tap into the power of brand purpose

Clarifying your brand's purpose offers long-term benefits, as well as near-term gains that you’ll discover along the way.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaApril 25, 2025Purpose, Brand Purpose
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