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Top 5 Brand Strategy Briefs of 2025

Top 5 Brand Strategy Briefs of 2025

A practical reference for common strategy traps

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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The Operational Mistake That Kills Brand Trust

The Operational Mistake That Kills Brand Trust

When efficiency decisions contradict your brand promise

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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Why Smart Brands Make Dumb Decisions

Why Smart Brands Make Dumb Decisions

The hidden biology behind the worst strategic calls—and how to stop it.

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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The Hidden Risk in Customer Feedback

The Hidden Risk in Customer Feedback

And how ignoring some customers unlocks growth

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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The Dangerous Lie Inside Your Customer Data

The Dangerous Lie Inside Your Customer Data

Why What Customers Say Isn’t What They Do—and What to Do About It

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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Reactive Leadership Destroys Brands

Reactive Leadership Destroys Brands

How workplaces create reactive states that sabotage your strategy—and the system to regain control

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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The Scrapbook Trap

The Scrapbook Trap

Trade your disconnected tactics for a strategic playbook

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
MarketingMarketing
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The Consensus Trap: When a Winning Idea Is a Blind Spot

The Consensus Trap: When a Winning Idea Is a Blind Spot

How to make sure your next big idea survives contact with reality

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
Brand StrategyBrand Strategy
Transactions Don’t Build Brands, Trust Does

Transactions Don’t Build Brands, Trust Does

How top brands turn trust into their most valuable asset

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
Brand StrategyBrand Strategy
Why Most Brand Strategies Never Stick

Why Most Brand Strategies Never Stick

A plan on paper isn’t a brand in action

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
MarketingMarketing
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Why Customers Ignore Your “Brilliant” Solution

Why Customers Ignore Your “Brilliant” Solution

The real difference between being ignored and being indispensable

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
MarketingMarketing
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The Room Where Good Ideas Go to Die

The Room Where Good Ideas Go to Die

Why the biggest threat to your brand isn’t the competition, it’s the consensus in your conference room

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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