Branding Articles
New York can make a strong B2B brand feel small, fast. You are selling into crowded industries, smart buyers, and neighborhoods that feel like different worlds. The trick is to […]
Brand positioning that works in one city can quietly fall apart in another. Buyers in different regions hear different stories, see different claims, and walk away with mixed ideas of […]
Most B2B brands do not break overnight. They slowly drift into confusion as new products, acquisitions, and special programs stack up until no one can clearly explain what fits where. […]
Brand positioning in New York is not about sounding smart; it is about proving you are the safest, smartest choice in a high-pressure market. When buying committees are staring at […]
Strategic brand consulting is not just a new logo or a clever tagline. It is the work that shapes how your company is seen, how your teams talk about what […]
Make Brand Architecture Part of Your Deal Defense Pre-deal brand work is not “nice-to-have marketing cleanup.” It is risk defense. When deal flow picks up in the middle of the […]
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He Said, She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast
- B2C Thinking in a B2B World. It Works. W/ Erik Koenig July 16, 2026Most B2B marketers think branding is a logo and a tagline. Erik Koenig thinks it’s a line on the floor left by a robot. And that instinct is exactly what separates a trusted brand from another systems integrator in a sea of sameness. In this episode of He Said, She Said: Razor Branding™, Jaci and […]Jaci Russo
- Serve First, Sell Never: Relationship Marketing w/ Chelsea Vonder Haar July 8, 2026Most mortgage companies compete on rate. Chelsea Vonder Haar competes on relationship. In this episode of He Said, She Said: Razor Branding™, Jaci and Michael talk with Chelsea Vonder Haar, the first-ever Chief Marketing Officer at USA Mortgage, about building a national marketing engine for 200+ loan officers — without stadium naming rights or a […]Jaci Russo
- Breaking Through the B2B Noise w/ Joya Scarlata June 25, 2026In B2B marketing, the biggest challenge isn’t always budget or bandwidth – it’s standing out in a market where every competitor looks, sounds, and says the same thing. In this episode, Jaci and Michael sit down with Joya Scarlata, Director of Marketing at InterraIT, a B2B IT services firm serving clients across industries from automotive […]Jaci Russo
- From First to Five Nine: Rebranding with Purpose w/ Jeff McCarthy June 18, 2026What does it take to walk away from a name your organization has carried for over 160 years – and replace it with something no one has ever heard? For Jeff McCarthy, SVP and Marketing Director at Bank Five Nine, it took research, courage, a tight-knit team, and an unwavering commitment to standing out in […]Jaci Russo
- Thought Leadership as a Growth Strategy W/ Wendy Gugora June 11, 2026In this episode of the He Said, She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast, Jaci and Michael sit down with Wendy Gugora, Director of Marketing at Prairie Capital Advisors, to talk about what it really takes to market a boutique investment banking firm in a space where the service is deeply personal, the sales cycle is long, […]Jaci Russo