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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Social Sound Bite: The Reports of Facebook’s Death Are Exaggerated

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the studios in Iowa City — Jerry and I discussed some new data that disproves a popular theory — specifically that Facebook is dying. In short, not so much. It’s alive and well and where…

Social Sound Bite: Customers Don’t Like When You’re Snarky

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the studios in Iowa City — Jerry and I discussed some new data from Sprout Social on what behaviors customers like most from the brands they follow on social media. Hint: Think twice…

A Healthcare Branding Prescription from Vince Parry

“Brand identity helps doctors see the patient behind the condition.” Vince Parry has spent his career at the forefront of the healthcare branding industry. He has launched some of the most iconic healthcare brands, such as Lipitor, Botox, and…

Social Sound Bite: Snapchat’s Millennial Users Remain Loyal

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the studios in Iowa City — Jerry and I discussed some new data on Snapchat’s users following the growth Instagram has experienced since copying Snapchat adding a stories feature of their own….

Personal Branding from A to Z with Barry Feldman

“There’s often some confusion and conflict around personal branding.” It’s true. For whatever reason, some people and companies have trouble with this concept. But in the interconnected digital age, personal interaction and influence…

Preparing Your Brand for Wilderness Survival with Jonathan David Lewis

“Research shows that our psychology is very similar in situations where we’re struggling with branding and marketing challenges and when we’ve crash-landed on a mountain.” Today’s marketplace is chaotic. Jonathan David Lewis, partner at…

Social Sound Bite: Instagram Numbers Take Off Exponentially

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the studios in Iowa City — Jerry and I discussed the latest social media usage statistics. Specifically the fact that Instagram now has 700 million monthly active users — more than doubling…

How Nationwide Employs a Flexible, Memorable Brand Voice

“Our brand values are up on the wall but there’s more to it. We have a very specific way of talking.” In addition to being a part of Nationwide’s Member Experience Team, Seth Sparks has a lot of the same non-branding interests as I do. In…

Exploring the History of the Maker’s Mark Brand with Bill Samuels, Jr.

“For us, marketing meant polishing the apple. Not chasing people, letting them find you.” Over the past 59 years, quite a few people have found Maker’s Mark. The distinctive bourbon has grown from being the hobby of founder Bill Samuels,…