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This week, Tom spoke with Snyder Man from Snyder Heating and Air Conditioning, Norman Blum from First Coast Promotions, Daniel Burstein from MECLABS Institute, David Naughton from Acentria Insurance, and Mike White from BluHorn.
How do you do your branding?
Snyder Man
We go to a lot of events where we have these Snyder Man capes that we’ve made. We go out and hand them out to kids everywhere. We do that and then, we go to visit the hospitals about once or twice a year, and we also go to the Alhambra Theater. We have a lot of places where we hang out in the community, putting smiles on faces and just doing good. I know that the capes themselves, they’re about three dollars each. We order a thousand at a time. So that’s just a small portion and then, of course, we have hats and koozies and things like that. I don’t have the exact percentage, but we spend a pretty great deal on marketing and branding, it’s important.
Norman Blum
For our branding, we have started this online store campaign. I’ve been around the block a few years, it’s interesting to see all of the innovations that have come along since I’ve started.
Daniel Burstein
We really want to understand how people make choices. Why did they choose one thing over another thing? When it comes to branding, one thing to consider is what is the unique value proposition of your company. Sometimes, there are these shiny brands out there that seem nice and people like. However, do they communicate that unique value proposition message every time? Is that message communicated to the customer?
David Naughton
It’s a tough call, as you said, the value of ad proposition is there but the problem with insurance is that it is a “look back” thing. You often won’t know that it’s wrong until it is too late. Where we try to do the value ad is upfront, making sure to ask questions and that everything is done correctly the first place so that you don’t have that bad phone call.
Mike White
At BluHorn, hundreds of advertising agencies and marketing departments use us to purchase media. However it’s not just about where you’re placing the ads, it’s the message you’re delivering over and over and over again. You want to know who the audience will be and make sure to hit them with the right message.
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