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Right-Sizing Your Brand: How Big is Big Enough?

Right-Sizing Your Brand: How Big is Big Enough?

by Evelyn Starr | Oct 9, 2020 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Purpose & Values, Brand Strategy

When I started my business in late 1999, I spent time interviewing self-employed contacts for advice. One mentor told me she limited herself to working with three clients at a time. That piece of advice has been invaluable to me. A three-client roster does not sound...
Why Skype Lost the Video Calling Market to Zoom

Why Skype Lost the Video Calling Market to Zoom

by Evelyn Starr | Sep 11, 2020 | Brand Purpose & Values, Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence

A new client requested a Skype call recently. I installed Skype on my new laptop and wanted to test drive a call with my son AJ. When I asked him, AJ said he did not think he had it installed on his four-year-old laptop. Then he asked if my new client was 80 years...
WD-40’s Secret to Success

WD-40’s Secret to Success

by Evelyn Starr | Nov 8, 2019 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Purpose & Values, Brand Strategy

**WARNING: Images of red wine stain on white carpet ahead. May not be suitable for all viewers. Red wine and white carpet. Not a winning combination. Our living room is a testament to that fact. We did not choose our white carpet. It came with the house which was only...
Uber v. Lyft: Whose Ride Are You On?

Uber v. Lyft: Whose Ride Are You On?

by Evelyn Starr | May 10, 2019 | Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence, Marketing Strategy

In April 2002, my husband Dan and I took a vacation to France. We flew to Paris to spend three nights there before going south to Avignon and Aix-en-Provence.Upon arrival we took a long walk and had lunch at a café. After a nap, we headed out for a Saturday night on...
A Winning Brand Recipe Crafted with Chocolate

A Winning Brand Recipe Crafted with Chocolate

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...
Spotify Evolves to Outrun Tech Goliaths

Spotify Evolves to Outrun Tech Goliaths

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...
Weighing Dunkin’ and WW Brand Name Changes

Weighing Dunkin’ and WW Brand Name Changes

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...
Get Sirius(XM) About Pricing

Get Sirius(XM) About Pricing

by Evelyn Starr | Sep 12, 2018 | Brand Strategy, Marketing Insights, Marketing Tools & Tactics

I have called SiriusXM twice in the past seven months to cancel my subscription and yet I am still subscribed. Here’s why. When I bought my Subaru Forester in April 2017 I got a free three-month subscription to SiriusXM radio. After three months SiriusXM offered me...
MTV Has to Face the Music

MTV Has to Face the Music

by Evelyn Starr | May 10, 2018 | Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence, Uncategorized

I watched no television in college until senior year. That year I shared a terrace apartment with three classmates. Each of us had our own bedroom. We shared a tiny kitchen, a living room with a table and four chairs, and a bathroom. Luckily one of us had a TV. Going...
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