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...
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 | 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 | Mar 9, 2017 | Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence, Marketing Insights
Do you know how brand images are formed? Come behind the scenes to my kitchen project and take a look. I was seeking a tile contractor to install a new backsplash in my kitchen. My aim was to get three bids. I got a list of names from two tile retail stores and...
by Evelyn Starr | Jan 13, 2017 | Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence, Marketing Insights
What do Netflix and “The Godfather” have in common? Both showcase visionary brands that have succeeded with unorthodox methods. In Netflix’s case, to paraphrase Mario Puzo, keep your friends close and your competitors on the payroll. Wait – what? Most business...
by Evelyn Starr | Dec 9, 2016 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence
I hate clutter. You might not know that from the condition of my home, but I do. To reduce clutter, I regularly donate what we no longer use to the Big Brother Big Sister Foundation. But prevention is the holy grail. I scrutinize purchase considerations and proffered...
by Evelyn Starr | Nov 13, 2015 | Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence
Before I started writing monthly newsletters four years ago, I wrote restaurant reviews. Just one or two a year for Zagat’s Boston Restaurant Guide. One contributed review was enough to score me a free copy of the next guide release and seemed well worth...
