5 Lessons in Brand Effectiveness: Attracting Customers Who Connect and Convert

Consumers are publicly declaring alliances with brands that they have personal connections with and that advocate for similar causes they support. As a result, brands everywhere are implementing brand effectiveness by investing funds in advertising campaigns that target their ideal customer using strategic channels and content. The following are five adoptable lessons in brand effectiveness that have helped brands prove their leadership and awareness of their audience. My all-time favorite marketing campaign is “Share a Coke.” In 2014, Coca-Cola put popular first names on the front of their bottles, driving engagement and sales. Consumers scrambled to find their names and post the pictures to social media. “Coke has been trying to get on a first-name basis with consumers since launching its ‘Share a Coke’ packaging play,” Ad Age wrote of the campaign. “By stamping first names on packages, Coke is feeding into a thirst for personalization and customization.