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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The Impact of Social Currency on Branding with Erich Joachimsthaler

“A brand is not just to make marketing better. It’s to lead the company into the future.” Erich Joachimsthaler of Vivaldi Partners has a decidedly global perspective on brand building. The author of Brand Leadership and the new Hidden in Plain…

How to Be Your Brand’s Editor in Chief with Ann Handley

“The value of an editor cannot be understated. The editor is the proxy for the audience.” As the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs and the best-selling author of Everybody Writes and Content Rules, Ann Handley knows a thing or two about…

Social Sound Bite: Election Fatigue Hits Social Media

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed what people are tired of hearing about on social media these days — the 2016 presidential election! New data from Pew Research shows that most…

Creating a Crisis-Ready Brand with Melissa Agnes

“It’s not about crisis preparedness. It’s about how culture approaches challenges.” Social media has created a powerful new dynamic for brands of all shapes and sizes. When things are going great, it can be an incredible business communications tool….

How SEO Can Help You Grow Your Brand with John Jantsch

“SEO isn’t done unless your done growing.” Growth is something that John Jantsch has helped countless small businesses with in his decades of experience. As the author of the classic Duct Tape Marketing and founder of the Duct Tape Marketing…

Social Sound Bite: Why Social Platforms Don’t Want to Be ‘Social’

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed a recent article from Adweek, which noted that social platforms like Facebook, Snapchat, and Twitter are getting away from the ‘social’ label….

Selling Brands by Telling Stories with Paul Smith

“Brands don’t have stories. People have stories.” Paul Smith is an acclaimed speaker and expert trainer. Specifically his work focuses on how stories and storytelling can influence leadership and life. His latest book, Sell with a Story,…

Branding and Search: Getting Found vs. Getting Chosen with Ronell Smith

“I always say it’s not that a brand can’t be successful. It’s that they have already self-selected unsuccessful.” As a  Moz Associate, Ronell Smith helps brand builders at organizations big and small overcome obstacles in digital marketing…

Amplifying Your Brand’s Online Reputation with Aaron Weiche

“If you’re not amplifying the positive stories around your brand, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity.” This past week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Social Media Rockstar event in Minnesota alongside last week’s guest Also…