On Brand With Nick Westergard

Hosted ByNick Westergard

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.


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Telling Your Brand’s Story in the Snapchat Age with Jed Record

“When you don’t answer your customers — you’re sending them a message.” Today we have to meet our audience on an increasingly diverse array of traditional and digital media touch points. None has garnered more headlines over the past year…

Social Sound Bite: What Goes Into the Instagram Algorithm

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the studios in Iowa City — Jay and I discussed a recent report on how Instagram’s algorithm works. While many thought the algorithm would kill the social network, Instagram is actually…

Developing a Consistent Brand Voice and Language with Brad Flowers

“Branding is complicated when you try to define it.” If there was an ongoing theme of the On Brand podcast, this week’s guest hit the nail on the head. Of course, your brand is more than your logo but how do you organize the words and language around…

Social Sound Bite: As Snapchat Stumbles, Facebook Flexes

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the studios in Iowa City — Jay and I discussed some recently released numbers from both Facebook and Snapchat. As the upstart Snapchat prepares for their IPO, use, growth, and revenue are…

Answering All of Your Customers Questions with Marcus Sheridan

“The art of the question has fundamentally been lost.” As a global speaker and consultant in digital marketing and sales, Marcus Sheridan has made name for himself and his business by answering all of the questions. I couldn’t wait to talk to…

Social Sound Bite: Instagram Stories Are More Popular Than Snapchat

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed some new stats on Instagram Story use vs. Snapchat Story use. While everyone loves talking about Snapchat, it looks like Instagram is…

Standing Out by Creating Content Customers Want with Dave Gerhardt

“The only way to stand out is to build a brand.” B2B marketers often focus most of their energy on sales funnels, lead generation, and analytics. But how do you stand out in the noisy marketplace? A few weeks ago, about how Drift made the bold move…

Social Sound Bite: Rogue Tweets from Badlands National Park

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed recent “rogue tweets” from Badlands National Park, in response to an alleged media blackout for federal agencies from the Trump White House. Listen…

Millennial Marketing and Media Brands with Gabriella Mirabelli

“You are the steward of the cluster that’s drawn to your brand.” Today, we’re simultaneously in control of our brands and not in control, as we build an increasingly diverse audience across diffused media platforms and touch points. It’s this…