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Blank Street Coffee: Decent Coffee! Fast & Cheap!

Coffee’s “Fifth Wave” is about automation.  The Big Idea: Blank Street Coffee’s business model focuses on decent coffee served cheap & fast.  What to Know: Blank Street Coffee is growing quickly. They’ve achieved their growth through: Money Research Branding Hasn’t everyone done this? Not exactly.  Having money is one thing. Spending it wisely, another.  My attention: Research!  Blank Street […]
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🍻🍺 AB InBev: “Leaning Into” Ad Focused Behaviors!

Good morning!  AB InBev’s focus on “attentive reach”: advertising focused nonsense. The Big Idea: AB InBev’s marketing team lays out a new vision for their marketing filled with buzzwords: “Attentive reach” “People focused” “Leaning into” Isn’t this more of the same old?: Absolutely.  Why does it matter?: I’ve surveyed executives in businesses around the world. 80%+ of these […]
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🔦Brand Codes: More than a Logo!

Death to big logos isn’t the end of brands!  The skinny: Designers are skipping logos in their fall and winter collections.  Why it matters: If this trend holds, brands will need to invest more in brand codes.  Codes? Yes. Those 4-6 symbols that a person associates with your brand.  Think: Tiffany’s blue box The interlocked NY on a […]
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B2B Marketing:🔥?

Good morning!  I rethought this note for the back end of 2022. First, the story: Why should people care about B2B marketing? That’s where all the money is! 💵 💵 Why it matters: B2C marketing has always been the sexy part of marketing. But new data shows that B2B marketing is where it is at.  Healthcare marketers […]
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ROI isn’t the Best Marketing Measure!

It isn’t want you make, but what you keep!  Focusing on ROI is the sign of a bad marketer.  Why it matters: Executives focusing on marketing’s ROI are showing a lack of knowledge about marketing’s value.  Executives didn’t get here alone. Too many marketers gave up their strategic position to focus on tactics.  A focus on ROI […]
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Notes from a Strategy Workshop

Hi- I’ve been doing some thinking on the format of the Sunday email for a few weeks now that builds around how I deliver strategy for folks.  Thanks for reading Dave Wakeman’s Business of Value! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.✓ There will be a mix of the normal note […]
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