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The Brand Interrogator
A Marketers’ Tool For A Social World
AILING
A) HEALTHY OR AILING?
B) AMMUNITION
C) A VIOLENT WARNING
D) HOW?
Section A
HEALTHY
Interrogations are
seldom pleasant
so they’re avoided.
But the longer they’re avoided,
the more necessary they become.
You see, brands are like people:
they need constant care or they fall sick.
They require:
an owner,
a champion,
and a guardian.
Today’s consumers can
now be your greatest
advocates – or your
worst nightmare.
Moreover, the
marketplace has
changed so much.
A) HEALTHY OR AILING?
B) AMMUNITION
C) A VIOLENT WARNING
D) HOW?
creating the ‘work’...
Okay, so your agency
is working hard,
But are they equipped
with the ammunition they need?
This is the job before the brief
a reality check
based on
six major brand
checkpoints
Product
Differentiation
Brand
Ethos Discussion
Listening
ExperiencesGeography
The
Social
A VIOLENT
WARNING
A) HEALTHY OR AILING?
B) AMMUNITION
C) A VIOLENT WARNING
D) HOW?
Section C
The time for gentle
reminders has long
since come and gone.
As a brand guardian, if you’re
not asking these questions,
who is?
interrogate your brand,
Therefore:
be proactive in evaluating its equity
and use this info to develop a plan.
Failing to act, after all, is failure.
However, there is good news: this is an opportunity to empower everyone.Failing to act
after all, is failure.
However, there is good news:
this is an opportunity to
empower everyone.
HOW?
A) HEALTHY OR AILING?
B) AMMUNITION
C) A VIOLENT WARNING
D) HOW?
Section D
Examine each box in the
following categories with a
mind’s eye on your brand.
Brand Ethos
Product Differentiation
The Discussion
Geography
Experiences
Social Listening
1
2
3
4
5
6
Brand
Ethos
Brand
Ethos
Brand
Ethos
Brand
Ethos
Brand
Ethos
Brand
Ethos
Product
Differentiation
Product
Differentiation
Product
Differentiation
Product
Differentiation
Product
Differentiation
The
Discussion
The
Discussion
The
Discussion
The
Discussion
The
Discussion
The
Discussion
The
Discussion
Geography
Geography
Geography
Geography
Geography
Geography
Experiences
Experiences
Experiences
Experiences
Experiences
Experiences
Experiences
Social
Listening
Social
Listening
Social
Listening
Social
Listening
Social
Listening
Social
Listening
BRAND
FINAL SECTION
INTERROGATION
FINDINGS
The dialogue, discussion
and experience aren’t linear.
Finding 01
The experience is more than just
functional and emotional.
Finding 02
Brands that trigger multiple
associations and levels of meaning are
the ones that are most powerful.
Finding 03
Successful brands become an
important part of our lives.
Finding 04
Brands nobody cares about fade
off into obscurity – along with
their brand owners.
Finding 05
Written by: Alexander Patterson
A Marketers’ Tool For A Social World
The Brand Interrogator

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