Bill Gullan
Bill Gullan is the President of Finch Brands. His nearly 30-year (ugh!) career in branding has revolved around naming, messaging, M&A brand integration, and qualitative research. He has been with Finch Brands since 2001.
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April 14, 2017
|Bill Gullan
A Brand that Moves – Tom Wingert, Marketing Director of City Fitness
Tom Wingert, Marketing Manager of City Fitness shares how he and his team are taking a unique approach to standing out in a growing and crowded market.
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February 21, 2017
|Bill Gullan
Key Ingredients to Making M&A Brand Decisions
When choosing a brand architecture strategy following M&A one must consider the category, history, brand equities, and the deal thesis and objective.
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February 16, 2017
|Bill Gullan
Identity Crisis – Choosing the Right Brand Strategy for Your Merger
We review the 10 prevailing approaches to brand identity after an M&A and how to decide which approach is best for your specific situation.
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February 9, 2017
|Bill Gullan
Building Brands Through Acquisition – Amy Kothari, My Alarm Center
In this episode, we interview Amy Kothari, CEO of My Alarm Center. Hear how she fought through difficult decisions around brand architecture & identity.
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February 7, 2017
|Bill Gullan
10 M&A Brand Identity Strategies Following a Merger or Acquisition
The top 10 brand architecture strategies to improve your business and increase brand acquisition following M&A. Improve your strategy by reading more.
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February 2, 2017
|Bill Gullan
One Big Idea: Boom or Bust – Branding After M&A
More than half of M&A situations fail to create value for organizations. We look at the often overlooked role that brand plays in a M&A situation.
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January 31, 2017
|Bill Gullan
The Role of Brand in M&A Success
To activate the full potential of M&A, investors, executives, and integration teams must prioritize and deliberately consider the right brand architecture.
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January 25, 2017
|Bill Gullan
One Big Idea: Rebranding GNC, A Recipe for Gains?
Reeling from struggling earnings and loss of market share, GNC announced a “One New GNC” rebranding, will it be enough to pull the brand out of its slump?…
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January 21, 2017
|Bill Gullan
One Big Idea: Hits from All Sides – The State of the NFL Brand
We take a look at the state of the NFL's brand and how cultural trends are shaping the future of the league.
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January 12, 2017
|Bill Gullan
Together We Build Becomes Together We Built
Finch Brands was engaged to develop the Sixers' Together We Build campaign, and after last night's performance, we believe this is the end of the beginning.
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October 28, 2016
|Bill Gullan
One Big Idea: Slogans for President
We take a nonpartisan look at branding presidential candidates and the role and effectiveness of campaign slogans across the years.
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October 20, 2016
|Bill Gullan
One Big Idea: A (Met) Life Without Snoopy
Revealing a new brand identity, MetLife has also decided to part ways with Snoopy. What does ending this iconic relationship mean for the brand?…
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