by Evelyn Starr | Feb 7, 2019 | Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence
It’s February and my thoughts are turning to chocolate. Okay, my thoughts rarely turn from chocolate. But February accentuates them. Today’s thoughts take brownie form. Specifically, the memory of a raspberry cheesecake brownie from baked goods company Gluten Free...
by Evelyn Starr | Jan 11, 2019 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence
I was oblivious to pop music until age 10. That changed when my worldly 12-year-old neighbor came to my house and was dismayed to find that I was clueless about music. On her direction we took my parents’ radio from the kitchen and plugged it in in my bedroom. She...
by Evelyn Starr | Dec 14, 2018 | Brands In Adolescence
I’m personally struggling with Facebook. It’s been a year since Facebook reported research that showed passive consumption of content on their platform can worsen moods, increase depression and stoke anxiety. Passive consumption includes scrolling to read posts and...
by Evelyn Starr | Nov 9, 2018 | Marketing Strategy, Marketing Tools & Tactics
For professional development I read many marketing and writing blogs. On January 6, 2017 Callie Oettinger published a post on writer Steven Pressfield’s blog entitled “Common Sense”. In it she wrote: “If you operate every day in favor of Future You, you’ll eventually...
by Evelyn Starr | Oct 12, 2018 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Strategy
Has someone you know ever changed their name? My mother-in-law changed her first name to Elanah right before I met her because she felt like a spiritually different person than before. I had no problem calling her Elanah because I had never known her by any other...
