Understanding customer and brand touchpoints is vital to small business success, but Rick Marton believes too many organisations overlook the importance of touchpoint analysis. “Many businesses only think of the obvious touchpoints during the customer experience but many other moments enter the mind of the customer, influence their feelings and have an impact on their likelihood to be a fan of what you do.”
Rick Marton defines the difference between marketing and advertising and how it all fits into your brand’s message. “Marketing is the bigger picture which encompasses everything that leaves an impression in the mind of your audience. It may not always be directly under your control.”
Rick Marton takes a look at the many misconceptions about the meaning of ‘brand.’ “Brand is a word often used but rarely understood to it’s full capacity. Have you ever heard people saying – we’re just getting the brand ‘out there’?”