3  Keys  to  Improving  Brand  Voice  for  Building  Products

3 Keys to Improving Brand Voice for Building Products

In the old days, back before smart phones and caller ID, when your phone rang you picked it up — and if the person on the other end was familiar, you could tell right away. How? Because you could recognize their voice. Brands have voices, too. Developing and...
Sears Makes Us Look Foolish

Sears Makes Us Look Foolish

Wouldn’t you know it, the week after we post an article applauding Sears for being good stewards of the Kenmore brand, it’s revealed that they’re trying to sell it off. Oops. Things move fast these days. Sometimes even too fast for an emailed article...
Paint Wars Grow in Building Materials Marketing

Paint Wars Grow in Building Materials Marketing

Just call Sherwin-Williams the paint advertising police. A while back, we commented on Sherwin-Williams taking Rustoleum to court for their claim that one of their paints offered “twice the coverage.” Our point of view was that while Sherwin-Williams was...
3 Brand Values Sears/Craftsman Taught Us

3 Brand Values Sears/Craftsman Taught Us

When you go to branding school, one of the first things you learn is a lesson on the power of a brand, using the example of Coca-Cola. The professor is likely to quiz the students: “If you could divide the Coca-Cola company into two parts — one part is all...

The New Luxury

Welcome to the Kleber & Associates blog! Here’s the latest on The New Luxury From bank meltdowns and housing market slumps to bail outs and fears of inflation, it’s hard to ignore the effects the recent recession has had on our lives. During the height...