Last week was an interesting one for me. Not only because I attended two very different conferences in two cities, but because of the theme I saw play out between each conference and in the days following. First was The Social Shake-Up, a sister brand of Folio:’s for social media practitioners. I was called in to moderate a keynote Q&A with theSkimm founders, Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin. From my point of view, it was an interesting conversation, and my major takeaway was a simple one: building a strong brand comes down to delivering a product people want. It’s not rocket science, I know. However, in media we sometimes talk about brand equity as if it’s some sort of entitlement for legacy companies who have paid their dues for simply being in business for an arbitrary amount of time. theSkimm is only seven years old and it started as a daily email with quick bits of news to keep its readers informed. From there it grew into a multiplatform media company with millions of readers. It’s also completed three rounds of funding and is hovering around a $100 million valuation. It began with the two founders and is now employs 100 media professionals. But its business achievements aren’t really what’s made it a powerful brand, its content and audience, or better yet, fans, have. theSkimm has an army of “Skimm’bassadors,” who are out there pushing the brand on its behalf because they have internalized the company’s mission and relate to its voice and purpose. That’s... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-16 16:54:43 UTC ]
Last week was an interesting one for me. Not only because I attended two very different conferences in two cities, but because of the theme I saw play out between each conference and in the days following. First was The Social Shake-Up, a sister brand of Folio:’s for social media practitioners.... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-16 16:54:43 UTC ]
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