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.


All Episodes

Brand Unity vs. Uniformity with Josh Miles

“Great brands demonstrate unity not uniformity.” Branding is a tricky topic. It’s both an art and a science. It’s about consistency yet not being so consistent that your story suffers. It’s this narrow space…

Social Sound Bite: Hunting Lions Is Just Bad for Business

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed a recent item in the news. Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer probably wishes he never killed one of Zimbabwe’s most beloved lions….

Social Sound Bite: Facebook Revenue Sharing Targets YouTube

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed a new announcement from Facebook. While YouTube is the leading source for online video, the social media giant took another big step…

The Naked Truth on Brand Transparency with Jeff Rosenblum

“Great brands are built, not bought.” To many brands and agencies alike, this has been a big shift in recent years. It’s a shift that  has been at the forefront of understanding and explaining. As the founding partner of Questus,…

How to Tell Your Brand Story with Park Howell

“Our brains are wired to recognize story structure, to help us gain meaning. Our job as communicators is to bring meaning to everything we do.”  helps organizations, communications professionals, and executive MBA students unlock the…

Should Your Brand Try Comedy? Cisco’s Tim Washer Has the Answer

“How can you find a fun way to get into your story.” That’s what  spends most of his time doing. As part of the social media team at Cisco, he helps create entertaining and engaging video content. He’s also a regular on the comedy…

How Employee Engagement Builds Brands with Thom Wyatt

“I spend a lot of my time at the intersection of branding and social media.” As Global Director of Employee Engagement at Siegel+Gale,  helps organizations build brands through improvements in employee engagement, corporate culture, and…

Social Sound Bite: Pinterest Launches Buyable Pins

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed a new announcement from Pinterest. The social bookmarking giant’s new buyable pins feature will allow users to buy products of things…

Growing a Brand into a Movement with Hubspot’s Mike Volpe

“Today people are exposed to your brand in a whole new way.” Customers are different than they used to be. We don’t like cold calls. We use our DVRs to skip commercials. Hubspot knows and has built a marketing movement around this shift. This…