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September 12, 2014 Challenger Branding From The Inside

Build a culture. And brand it. Four months ago, I stepped into the LOOMIS office for the first time when I interviewed for the position…

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August 22, 2014 3 Challenger Brands Driving Sales By Thinking INSIDE The Box

Hands down, the most clichéd request in marketing is for “out of the box” thinking. But what we often forget is that sometimes, the magic…

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August 19, 2014 When Is a Market Leader a Challenger Brand?

Last week I took the long drive from Dallas to Los Angeles with my daughter to start her freshman year of college. I promise there’s…

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August 14, 2014 How Challenger Brand Thinking (And Ice Water) Raised Millions For ALS

You’re a disease. A brutal, heart-breaking, mysterious disease called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). You’re not heart disease. You’re not cancer. You don’t have a Race…

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August 8, 2014 Want to build a challenger brand? Start with your values.

We all have something we stand for—something we believe in, something we strive toward. And we tend to seek out and build relationships with like-minded…

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August 6, 2014 Think like a Challenger Brand and get paid for what you DON’T know.

Let’s be honest. We live in a world where people get paid the big bucks for what they know. Just look at the value we…

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August 1, 2014 Put People in Your Plan: Five Tips for Challenger Brand Success

Over the past week, we’ve explored the importance of incorporating great people and a great customer experience into your company and your brand. Having the…

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July 28, 2014 Put People in Your Plan: How Challenger Brands Train People Skills?

How does Chick-Fil-A consistently train the best employees in fast food? The short answer is, they don’t. Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy addressed this very question directly in a 2005 interview.…

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July 10, 2014 3 Ways Restaurant Challenger Brands Can Keep From Losing Their Lunch

You don’t have to look too far to find article after article about the dilemma American workers are facing these days of too much work…

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May 14, 2014 The Slow Demise of the Ultimate Challenger Brand?

It was reported last week that Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel was forced out by an impatient board of directors who no longer believe in his…

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