Marketing Matters

I recently watched research professor Brene Brown's  heartfelt and compelling presentation on TED.com. She speaks to the fact that vulnerability is at the heart of creativity. I couldn't agree more.

As the head of a Minneapolis advertising and marketing agency that specializes in green advertising, organic marketing, yoga advertising, social change communication and the LOHAS consumer, i've found again and again, that it's companies who are willing to peel back the layers and show the world who they really are—are the organizations who end up with strong, memorable and authentic brands.

Let's face it. It's not easy to be vulnerable. But the fact is, everyone and every business has weaknesses or insecurities that they would prefer to ignore...or keep hidden.

But the power of vulnerability and transparency is that those apparent shortcomings make us who we are. They become brand diferentiators. Points of uniqueness. And when we are willing to shine light on those dark places,,,they are the parts of us (and our brands) that make us most loveable.


Lisa Proctor is the president and creative director of firefly180 marketing—a Minneapolis-based branding and advertising agency that specializes in LOHAS marketing, wellness marketing, green marketing and renewable energy marketing.