There has been a lot of rhetoric recently about how branding has changed in the modern era. For example, there is a mantra about the importance of our brand’s purpose to customers. And then there is the notion that customers ‘engage’ with our brands. A short while ago, I put those modern brand theories to the test, with the help of 19 topless northern men. They cleared things up for me quite nicely… … The 4 brand lessons I learned from 19 topless northern men

In a few minutes I’ll share a nasty little curse that can harm us B2B marketers if we’re not careful. I’ll show you some of the tell-tale signs that you’ve been afflicted by it, offer some ideas on how you can rid yourself of it and provide a suggestion of where I think the curse may come from. Warning: it might be YOUR fault! 😉

I’ll get to all of that in a moment, but first, Tom Cruise… … Beware the curse of B2B marketing