What value matters most when building a brand?
Most answers emphasize understanding and delivering value to the customer, though some focus on emotional connection or staying true to core principles as the foundation for brand building.
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Answers


Jesse Johnson
VP, Marketing · Chili'S
Value
Jesse Johnson says value is the most important thing and marketers shouldn't tire of value messaging, urging them to listen to consumers and start from what consumers need.
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Katie Miserany
CCO & Global Head of Marketing · SurveyMonkey
Relentlessly Helpful
Katie Miserany says her team's priority was to be relentlessly helpful, paired with being "relentlessly us," so the company doesn't sound like every other one and become another dot in the sea of sameness.
The answer starts at 41:03.
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Marc S. Pritchard
Chief Brand Officer · Procter & Gamble
Understanding the Consumer
Marc S. Pritchard says the fundamentals of brand building have not changed, and the first is that you understand who your consumer is and what their needs are, so you can meet those needs.
WARC · Watch on YouTube

Jordan Slover
Founder · Neon Ambition
Customer Insight
Jordan Slover says customer insight—spending time with customers—is the principle, because marketing's job is to be the voice of the customer and the best marketers never forget that.
Smarter Marketer · Smarter Marketer · Listen at 15:21

Anthony Po
Co-Founder · Pufferfish
Value of a View
Anthony Po says he cares about the value of a view more than the view itself, preferring a 20K-view video that turns people into true fans over a 10M-view one people forget in a day.
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Lucinda Barlow
Senior Director, Head of International Marketing (APAC, EMEA, Latin America) · Uber
Emotion
Lucinda Barlow says she prioritizes emotion, because emotion, humor, relatable storytelling and tension are what actually embed in people's memories and build long-term brand association.
WARC · Watch on YouTube

Jonathan Kerr (JK)
Chief Growth Officer · Auto & General Australia
Core Principles
Jonathan Kerr says the best advice he's received is not to give up on your core principles, adding that you have to do the work so people believe your principles are worth building something on.
Uncensored CMO · Uncensored CMO · Listen at 1:01:19
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