On Brand with Nick Westergaard

On Brand helps organizations and individuals tell stronger stories and build better brands. Each week host Nick Westergaard, author of Brand Now and Get Scrappy, interviews marketing and communication thought leaders or those working for innovative brands like Adobe, Ben & Jerry’s, Maker’s Mark, the Minnesota Vikings, The Onion, Salesforce, and Whole Foods. For show notes and more, please visit http://onbrandpodcast.com.

Social Sound Bite: Google Gets Access to Twitter’s Full Firehose

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed the deal that Twitter inked with Google for full access to their “firehose” of tweets. We broke down what this means and also…

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The Art of Personal Branding with Bryan Kramer

“Pick one or two things instead of trying to do everything.” As a leading social media influencer, Silicon Valley CEO, and TED speaker,  knows a thing or two about personal branding. Kramer also knows about some of the pitfalls that…

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Social Sound Bite: Twitter Group DMs and the Social Super Bowl

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed the new Twitter group DM feature. We also added some more social media commentary about the recent Super Bowl — the game, the…

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Avoiding Brand Distraction with Mitch Joel

“Brands are being distracted by drones, 3D printing, and big data.” This keeps us from focusing on what we should be focusing on. Larger trends in consumer behavior pose even bigger shifts in how we build brands online and off. I couldn’t wait…

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Social Sound Bite: A New Snapchat Feature & Super Bowl Ad Pregame

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed the new Discover feature on Snapchat. We also offered some pregame commentary the upcoming Super Bowl, the ads, and what…

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January 2015 Brand Zeitgeist: The Iowa Brand, Late Night, & Poo Pourri

Each month as part of the On Brand podcast, we take a look back on the month that was. We’ll reflect on the brand builders we chatted with here on the podcast and also discuss the biggest stories and pop-culture funnery that made up our brand zeitgeist. To help with this, I’m joined by our…

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Social Sound Bite: Lessons from the Social State of the Union

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed some of the lessons that brands small and large can glean from the President’s very social State of the Union address. We also…

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Living the Brand at Ben & Jerry’s with Mike Hayes

“When I first started, I shared a cubicle with Jerry.” Yes. That Jerry.  began his career at Ben & Jerry’s sharing space with the company’s legendary co-founder and he — like everyone on the team — has been living the brand…

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Social Sound Bite: Choose Your Social Networks Wisely

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – a recap of our show recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – I discuss some recent data from Pew Research Center as visualized by the smart folks at Statista. I also issue a stern warning on why…

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Why Content Brands Trump Branded Content with Andrew Davis

“You have to tell a story no one has ever heard or offer a simple twist on a familiar theme.” Marketing speaker and best-selling author  is on a mission to change the way that marketers market and publishers publish. One audience at a…

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