Archive for August, 2008
This is from one of our readers, Merry Harris. Thanks Merry.
HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened November 4, 1926, in Amsterdam . Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands . HEMA also has stores in Belgium, Luxemburg, and Germany.
In June of this year, HEMA was sold to British [...]
The American Dream
0 Comments Published by Frank Lane August 19th, 2008 in Differentiation, Execution, Focus, Spot OnSince the real estate market is in the pits, its a good time to look at someone who has actually adopted Killer Brand strategy in the housing market. There is a builder in Atlanta ($250k to $1M+) who understands branding because he started his career as the Assistant Brand Manager on Minute Rice. He went [...]
Take Next Exit
2 Comments Published by Frank Lane August 18th, 2008 in Differentiation, Focus, Way OffWORDS ARE SO IMPORTANT. Never forget that the difference in one word in a headline or in copy can sometimes spell the difference in success or failure.
My wife and I received a direct mail piece last week that just left us stunned and cold-feeling. It was from a group of financial advisors. The headline was, [...]



