Sears rebranding: Now the chain can die A Sears rebranding leading to the chain’s eventual death The Sears brand will finally die. Finally. Just seven months after a Sears rebranding revealed a new logo and brand positioning, the once proud retailer stands on the...
Rebranding basics Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 16 September 2019 Ignore rebranding basics and you end up with the expected Even after all these decades of marketers discussing their profession, I still don’t understand how so many of them get rebranding...
Brand Change: Insurance, Fast Food beware Brand change looming for both insurance and fast food brands Marketers and brand strategists, let alone CEOs, rarely think about current events affecting brand change. But brands not aware of how hot topics like climate change...
Overstock brand Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 13 August 2018 The sheer lunacy of the Overstock brand What’s in a brand name? If you consider the Overstock brand, you see a very confused one resulting in an online retailer getting crushed by Amazon. If...
Repositioning brands When repositioning brands makes sense Mergers, acquisitions and sudden marketing changes demand repositioning brands to steal market share There are many reasons brand directors and marketing executives consider repositioning brands. Certainly,...
Brand Relaunching Considerations Brand relaunching. How to win. Brand relaunching is an important part in repositioning a brand. And everyone knows that it is necessary to reposition a brand when its meaning has lost some of its relevance and luster. Markets decide...
Papa Johns pizza Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 5 March 2018 The much-needed rebranding of Papa Johns pizza Rest in Peace, Papa Johns pizza. Or, at least, it was (not) nice knowing founder John Schnatter. The day after NFL fires Papa Johns pizza as the...
Failing Under Armour Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 2 November 2017 Under Armour sinks What happened to Under Armour? According to an article in the Washington Post everything is wrong. The paper likens Under Armour situation to a perfect storm. Retailer...
Applebees brand Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 14 August 2017 Applebees brand admits failure. Now what? I’m never shy about my distaste for the Applebees brand or its stores. But I’m giving the restaurant chain this. At least it’s coming to know who it is...
Dunkin Donuts Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 10 August 2017 The meaningless name change of Dunkin Donuts According to an interview with Nation’s Restaurant News last week, Dunkin Donuts is toying with the idea of removing Donuts from its name. The company...
Rebranding Strategy Development Rebranding Strategy Your Rebranding Strategy A new rebranding strategy is necessary when your brand is not as successful as planned. Now, that may sound stupid and simplistic but it’s the hard truth. Rebranding does not always involve a...
The Difference. Theme line or Tag line. Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 23 March 2017 Theme line vs tag line A tag line is not a brand theme line Don’t confuse an advertising tag line with a brand theme line. They serve different purposes. A tag line is a...
