Q-ME Blog
Brand Rhetoric Case Study: Netflix
Netflix is the leader in on-demand video, offering DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming services that bring television series and movies to tens of millions of subscribers. Reaching countries all over the world and continuing to stay ahead of the rapidly emerging competition, Netflix’s brand has grown from dot-com startup fodder to instantly recognizable powerhouse.
How to Get the Most for Your Design Spend
Most businesses eventually seek professional graphic design for branding, marketing or advertising purposes. Marketing budgets are often under the tightest scrutiny, meaning your design and advertising spend needs to be as efficient as possible. Keep these tips in mind when pursuing professional design to ensure you get the best possible final deliverable for the least possible time and cost.
Brand Ethos: Why History Matters
In brand rhetoric, Ethos is essentially the authoritative appeal of your messages. In balance with Pathos and Logos, Ethos is a strong factor in building and sustaining a reputation for your company. But the components of Ethos can sometimes be elusive; discovering the elements of your business to emphasize when developing content is a more difficult process than you might first imagine.
Make Waves with Big Risks
Print media is a form of marketing and advertising that has been slowly declining in popularity since the dawn of the digital age. Print is still used to create and distribute brochures, sell sheets, direct marketing pieces and other forms of collateral for both large and small companies, but many people are questioning whether it is worth continuing a print campaign despite the audience availability presented by the Internet.
Exercises to Target Your Audience Effectively
Brand rhetoric is increasing in importance. There is no shortage of marketing messages, and if your message isn’t speaking to your audience directly, it’s going to be ignored. One of the most important principles of rhetoric is targeting your audience effectively. That means building an understanding of your key demographics, and creating a specific message for those demographics.
Why Tracking Makes a Difference
Marketing and advertising departments are usually the first to get cut when budgets get tight, because they are sometimes seen as superfluous or unnecessary. However, many new entrepreneurs and marketers without expertise suffer from this belief because they have a history of campaigns without tracking.