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M&M’s, the flagship product of the candy manufacturer, Mars Inc., has been in the news a lot recently, and not just for selling candy. Instead, the media attention has been on their spokescandies – the personified M&M’s candies that have been an iconic part of the brand for decades. Now it looks like the candy characters are out and a new voice is ready to take over for the product. The news piqued our interest as a branding agency in Denver and we wanted to use our industry knowledge to discuss what caused the change of direction and where this could lead the brand in the future.

Wednesday, 30 January 2013 07:12

Moving Forward with SCS.inc Brand Marketing

FiG is delighted to announce that after completing a strategic marketing plan for SCS.inc last fall, we will be moving forward with the plan, including a marketing campaign and website redesign!

In our newsletter last month, we discussed Google's move into the mobile payment game with its Wallet, which requires no wallet. Google isn't the only one playing the "wallet free" payment game. On the contrary, it now faces competition from start-up company Square, a 6-month old mobile payment firm that just received $100 million investment from a venture-capital giant.

Tuesday, 22 February 2011 13:31

Brand Navigation

We've discussed the reason for and directions of brand management recently, and this time we'd like to revisit the topic. We were distracted by something shiny last time, Super Bowl Ads, but we're ready to get back on topic. Today FiG is offering some specific means to help companies vitalize brands.

No matter what product you sell or what service you offer there are millions of examples of once prominent and admired brands that have fallen or even disappeared, especially in hard times like right now. Nevertheless, there are also a number of brands that have managed to come back successfully in recent years. Old Spice, for example, one of my favorite brand stories about how a grandpa deodorant becomes one of the sexiest brands overnight!

Published in Denver Branding Agency
Friday, 14 January 2011 04:26

Brand Management Over Time

I believe we all agree that the marketing environment has been evolving and changing. This situation will continue, and usually in very significant ways. Changes in consumer behavior, innovative technology, government regulations, competitive environment and the firm's own strategies can greatly affect a brand's image, meaning, and other aspects of a brand's equity. The challenge of effective brand management lies in the proactive strategies to at least maintain, if not enhance your brand's value. FiG will spend the next 2 weeks discussing some brand strategies to reinforce brand meaning and adjustments to marketing programs to identify new sources of brand equity.