Razorbranding Podcast

Brandon Journet, AKA DJ Digital is a Managing Partner at Clandestine Collective and Hot 107.9 [KHXT-FM], Brand Manager/Program Director/Music Director/On-Air Personality at Townsquare Media and DJ/Producer at Dj Digital.

Ruffin Rodrigue is the owner and founder of Ruffino's on the River, Ruffino's Baton Rouge, and Ruffino's Del La Ronde Hall. As a former LSU football player and current restauranteur, Ruffin is well known throughout the state of Louisiana.

Melissa is a Counselor, Performer, Seeker, Theater Geek, Chocolate Lover, Cat Lady, Wife and life-long member of the Who Dat Nation. As a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Melissa brings a unique perspective to the current lock-down we have been experiencing and we look forward to bending her ear on the next RazorBranding Podcast.

Visiting with Rob Kirkpatrick (Townsquare Media, CNN, Fox Television). Rob is an award-winning editorial leader, content creator, and experienced storyteller who thrives on breaking news, emerging media trends and digital content distribution.

brandRUSSO's introductory LIVE podcast with Jaci and Michael Russo.

Customer Relationship Managers (CRM) are more important now than ever before.  Being able to build that relationship (from a distance) will be crucial to a company’s survival, even thriving, during this time.  Check out the 9 ways to build your CRM to build your brand. For information on these strategies, check out our Razor Branding Blog And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

We are here to provide you with some tips to help you help your team in this trying time. Listen in on these tips while you work to optimize your space to best suit you. For information on these strategies, check out our Razor Branding Blog And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

For information on these strategies, check out our Razor Branding Blog And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

You are an expert at what you do. Your company is different (and better) than the other organizations in your space. You know more about your industry, and your services provide better solutions than the other options. Everyone would pick your company if they just knew more about you. For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: 7 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR BRAND IN 2020: #1 – Target Audience7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #2 Specific Message7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #3 Points of Differentiation7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #4 Touchpoints7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #5 Strategic Brand Plan7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #6 Content Creation7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #7 Thought Leadership And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

The Strategic Brand Plan is the blueprint for all of your marketing efforts. Would you ever consider building a house without a blueprint? Then you also should not consider building your marketing efforts without a strategic brand plan. For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: 7 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR BRAND IN 2020: #1 – Target Audience7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #2 Specific Message7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #3 Points of Differentiation7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #4 Touchpoints7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #5 Strategic Brand Plan7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #6 Content Creation And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

The Strategic Brand Plan is the blueprint for all of your marketing efforts. Would you ever consider building a house without a blueprint? Then you also should not consider building your marketing efforts without a strategic brand plan. For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: 7 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR BRAND IN 2020: #1 – Target Audience7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #2 Specific Message7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #3 Points of Differentiation7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #4 Touchpoints7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #5 Strategic Brand Plan And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

First, what is a touchpoint? This is everywhere that your brand identity or logo appears, everything that contains your message, and every place that your target audience can come in contact with your organization. So, that’s basically everything. For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: 7 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR BRAND IN 2020: #1 – Target Audience7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #2 Specific Message7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #3 Points of Differentiation7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #4 Touchpoints And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

This week we are talking about Points of Differentiation. When I work with companies, this is the topic we spend a lot of time really digging into because it is so important. If you look and sound just like everyone else, and if your products appear to be just like everyone else, and if your organization is just like everyone else – then people are going to choose everyone else. If you don’t have a specific thing that makes you different and that makes you better, then why in the world would anyone choose you? For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: 7 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR BRAND IN 2020: #1 – Target Audience7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #2 Specific Message7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #3 Points of Differentiation And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

Very few things in life are actually “one size fits all”. Someone ends up with something that’s a little too big and someone else ends up with it being a little too small. When it comes to building a brand, it’s even more extreme. Instead of just being a little too big or a little too small, if you are using a general “one size fits all” message you are guaranteeing that the message will connect with no one. That is a lot of wasted time, money, resources, and effort. For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: 7 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR BRAND IN 2020: #1 – Target Audience7 Ways to Improve Your Brand in 2020: #2 Specific Message And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

Your products and services are not for everyone. If you approach your marketing strategy with the intention of reaching ‘everyone’, then you will actually connect with ‘no one’. For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: 7 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR BRAND IN 2020: #1 – Target Audience And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

I had the great pleasure of being in the Superdome for the Saints game yesterday for their game against San Francisco for the top of the NFC. I was surprised to see that the Fan Impact Play was sponsored by Waitr, a food delivery service that went public at the end of 2018 and less than a year later is about to have its stock delisted for trading below $1 per share (they’ve lost almost $900M in value). So, for investors, football isn’t the only thing providing high blood pressure in the Superdome. I can’t imagine how upset their shareholders must be to sit in that dome and watch that logo go up on the big screen as their stock goes down. For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: Expect an ROI When You Invest in Your Brand3 Steps to Build Your Big Bold BrandWhen Going Negative Goes WrongUniversity asks Louisiana high school to stop using logoDon’t Play Chicken With Your Brand And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

A brand isn’t a logo.  A brand isn’t a company.  A brand isn’t a product.  A brand isn’t a tag line. For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: 3 Steps to Build Your Big Bold BrandWhen Going Negative Goes WrongUniversity asks Louisiana high school to stop using logoDon’t Play Chicken With Your Brand And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

When you think about big, bold brands, Nike’s “Just Do It” and Apple’s “Think Different” might be the first thing to come to mind. Those tag lines/campaign slogans are big and bold – but they aren’t brands. For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: 3 Steps to Build Your Big Bold BrandWhen Going Negative Goes WrongUniversity asks Louisiana high school to stop using logoDon’t Play Chicken With Your Brand And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

Anheuser-Busch launched an ad campaign during the 2019 Super Bowl with a primary message: Bud Light does not contain corn syrup.  The ads featured the Bud Light King and the Bud Knight on a quest to return a barrel of corn syrup to its proper owner.  They first visit the Miller Lite castle followed by the Coors Light castle looking for where the corn syrup belongs. For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: When Going Negative Goes WrongUniversity asks Louisiana high school to stop using logoDon’t Play Chicken With Your BrandLearn to Build Your Brand from the ExpertsHow to Choose the Right Branding Agency For You And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso

Recently, news broke that Rutgers University asked Ruston High School to stop using their trademarked logo. According to Rutgers spokeswoman Dory Devlin, “The university addresses trademark infringement issues to avoid confusion among brands and to ensure its logos are used for their intended purpose.” For information on these strategies, check out these Razor Branding Blogs: University asks Louisiana high school to stop using logoDon’t Play Chicken With Your BrandLearn to Build Your Brand from the ExpertsHow to Choose the Right Branding Agency For You And for everyday branding tips follow Jaci Russo on Twitter: @jacirusso