by Evelyn Starr | Mar 9, 2018 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence
One summer day a few years ago I saw a parking patrol officer in the center of town roll down the sidewalk on a Segway Human Transporter (HT), stop at an expired meter and issue a ticket to the offending car. The sight of him made me realize that I had forgotten to...
by Evelyn Starr | Jan 19, 2018 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brands In Adolescence
In fall of 2014 I became obsessed with getting a standing or treadmill desk. The media produced article after article about how excessive sitting was killing us and Susan Orlean just looked so cool at her treadmill desk. My initial mania abated as I delved into my...
by Evelyn Starr | Oct 13, 2017 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Strategy
Can you imagine Jerry Seinfeld not being funny? Or Amy Schumer? Or Chris Rock? If you attended a stand-up performance and they were performing with a cold, you could excuse them for not being healthy. The show must go on. If their outfit did not appeal to you, you...
by Evelyn Starr | Jul 14, 2017 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brands In Adolescence, Marketing Insights
From the moment my eighth grade French teacher informed me that you could study abroad in college I knew I was going to France. Six years later I spent the summer preceding my junior year at a program in Avignon and the fall semester in Paris. I traveled for the two...
by Evelyn Starr | May 11, 2017 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence
If you wanted to buy a book online, where would you shop? If you wanted to buy organic foods, where would you go? If you wanted to see how your baseball team fared at its most recent game, where would you look? Raise your hand if you answered Amazon, Whole Foods or...
by Evelyn Starr | Apr 14, 2017 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Strategy, Marketing Insights
When a fashion-conscious teenager opts for a 104-year-old product, there must be something special about it. So when my 16-year-old daughter Fiona chose L.L. Bean rainboots, I had to ask her what the appeal was. To Fiona’s credit and my relief, she did not say...
