Brand Shorthand

By Mark Vandegrift and Lorraine Kessler

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Episodes: 108

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Mark Vandegrift and Lorraine Kessler discuss advertising, public relations, sales, positioning, branding, and more in this podcast designed for those who want to do a deep dive into the world of marketing. Mark and Lorraine discuss the psychology of what makes great brands. They break down the details of the good moves and some really bad moves by brands big and small. It's like a play-by-play of what went right, or what went wrong. 

If you're in the world of marketing, learn tips and tricks that will help you develop a new brand, from finding and focusing on a position, dramatizing that position in the marketplace, and distributing through the wide, wide world of media. With a combined 80 years of marketing experience, both Mark and Lorraine provide insights on campaigns they've led or seen others lead. 

All gloves are off when it comes to their take on great strategic marketing moves and those that might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but later flopped. No matter what part of marketing interests you, there'll be something for everyone as we cover positioning strategy, branding, creative dramatization, media selection, sales techniques, analytics, and less discussed parts of the spectrum such as distribution and growth strategies. You can be a strategist, a copywriter, an art director, a web developer, a digital marketing specialist, a sales person, an SEO specialist, and pretty much anything else in the advertising world and you'll find something on the Brand Shorthand podcast that interests you.


Episode Date
Marketing Strategies for AEO, SEO, and GEO
Aug 03, 2026
The Symbiosis of SEO and Content feat. Jim Cyphert
Jul 20, 2026
FIFA World Cup 2026 Advertising
Jul 06, 2026
Leveraging your CRM Platform feat. Carson Brown
Jun 22, 2026
Unhinged Marketing Campaigns
Jun 08, 2026
Playing to Win in Brand Rivalries
May 26, 2026
Campaign Catch Up!
May 11, 2026
Go-To-Market Plan feat. Tony Bell
Apr 27, 2026
Brand Shorthand’s 100th Episode
Apr 13, 2026
True Crime Podcasts and the Power of Positioning - Part 2
Mar 30, 2026
True Crime Podcast - A News Niche that is Community-Driven and Addictive
Mar 16, 2026
PR News Updates feat. Merce Brown
Mar 02, 2026
Super Bowl LX Ad Panel
Feb 09, 2026
Season #4 Kickoff
Feb 02, 2026
Brand Shorthand Season #3 Wrap-Up
Oct 27, 2025
Digital Accessibility with Expert James Warnken - Part 2
Oct 20, 2025
Digital Accessibility with Expert James Warnken - Part 1
Oct 13, 2025
Kraft Heinz Splits Into Two Companies
Oct 06, 2025
Sports Advertising Is In Season!
Sep 29, 2025
Multi-Channel Marketing (feat. Tony Bell)
Sep 22, 2025
Cracker Barrel’s Brand Gone Bland
Sep 15, 2025
Sydney Sweeney’s Controversial “My Jeans (Genes)” Commercial
Sep 08, 2025
Innis Maggiore and FranSource - A Match Made in… Marketing
Aug 25, 2025
Walmart’s “Who Knew?” Campaign
Aug 18, 2025
Non-Traditional Marketing Campaigns
Aug 11, 2025
Brand Identity Roundtable ft. Innis Maggiore's Creative Team
Aug 04, 2025
The Rise of Reddit in Search Rankings
Jul 28, 2025
Human Creativity vs AI
Jul 21, 2025
Traditional vs Digital Advertising. Which Outdoor Advertising Works For You?
Jul 14, 2025
The Year of the Independent Ad Agency
Jul 07, 2025
Crispy Chicken Nuggets and Cordless Power Tools
Jun 16, 2025
We Told You So…Bad Brand Moves
Jun 09, 2025
Creative Talk with art and video director, Alicia Jordan
Jun 02, 2025
Effectiveness vs. Efficiency
May 19, 2025
A Positionist View on Nine Timeless Marketing Quotes
May 12, 2025
The Over-Saturation of Celebrity Marketing
May 05, 2025
Generational Marketing
Apr 28, 2025
AI Versus the Customer Experience
Apr 14, 2025
Southwest Airlines and The Low-Price Position
Apr 07, 2025
Programmatic Advertising (feat. Alyssa Laubacher and Lauren Moses)
Mar 24, 2025
Brand Advertising
Mar 17, 2025
Battle of the Prebiotic Sodas
Mar 10, 2025
Brands Venturing into the World of Entertainment
Mar 03, 2025
The Zeigarnik Effect
Feb 24, 2025
Super Bowl Ads Review - Part 2
Feb 17, 2025
Super Bowl Ads Review - Part 1
Feb 10, 2025
Season #3 Kickoff
Feb 03, 2025
Brand Shorthand Season #2 Wrap-Up
Oct 28, 2024
Sensory Branding - Marketing Beyond Sight
Oct 21, 2024
Calvin Holston - Smeeple - Part 2
Oct 14, 2024
Calvin Holston - Smeeple - Part 1
Oct 07, 2024
Brand vs Bland: Homogenizing the Market
Sep 30, 2024
Line Extensions and Brand Implosions
Sep 23, 2024
Crisis Management (feat. Merce Brown)
Sep 16, 2024
Liquid Death: Strange Promotions and Advertising that Works
Sep 09, 2024
Cult Branding
Aug 26, 2024
Brand Refreshes vs Brand New Logos
Aug 19, 2024
Boycotts, Baby!
Aug 12, 2024
Makers, Curators, and Sneakers
Aug 05, 2024
Dr. Pepper Rises to #2 - What Went Right?
Jul 29, 2024
A Pirate and a Shark - Brands Doing It Right
Jul 22, 2024
Pepsi Loses #2 Position - What Went Wrong?!?
Jul 15, 2024
Mike DeVilling - The Value of Public Relations
Jun 24, 2024
Positioning for Professionals - Exploding Myths Part 3
Jun 17, 2024
Positioning for Professionals - Exploding Myths Part 2
Jun 10, 2024
Positioning for Professionals - Exploding Myths Part 1
Jun 03, 2024
Designing a New Category - Part 2
May 20, 2024
Designing a New Category - Part 1
May 13, 2024
Mike Gallina - Aultman and AultCare In Your Community
Apr 29, 2024
Small Brands. Real Results.
Apr 22, 2024
Marketing During a Recession
Apr 15, 2024
Big Brands. Big Trouble. Part 3.
Apr 08, 2024
Big Brands. Big Trouble. Part 2.
Apr 01, 2024
Big Brands. Big Trouble. Part 1.
Mar 25, 2024
A Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - Experiential Marketing
Mar 18, 2024
A Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - The Rise of Branding
Mar 11, 2024
Dr. Scott Powell - Part 2: Positioning Grove City College
Mar 04, 2024
Dr. Scott Powell - Part 1: Positioning Grove City College
Feb 26, 2024
A Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - The Rise of B2B Marketing
Feb 19, 2024
Super Bowl Ad Winners - Special Extended Episode
Feb 12, 2024
Super Bowl Ad Preview and a Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - The Rise of Transactional Media
Feb 05, 2024
A Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - Technology and Targeting
Jan 29, 2024
A Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - Media Proliferation
Jan 22, 2024
Brand Shorthand Season #1 Wrap-up
Nov 06, 2023
The Wizard of Ads Interview – Roy H. Williams (Part 3)
Oct 30, 2023
The Wizard of Ads Interview – Roy H. Williams (Part 2)
Oct 23, 2023
The Wizard of Ads Interview – Roy H. Williams (Part 1)
Oct 16, 2023
How Positioning Impacts All Marketing Disciplines
Oct 09, 2023
Ways to Differentiate: Low Price
Oct 02, 2023
The Wizard of Ads
Sep 25, 2023
Ways to Differentiate: How a Product is Made
Sep 18, 2023
Obvious Adams and In Search of the Obvious
Sep 11, 2023
Ways to Differentiate: Preference + Influencer Marketing
Aug 28, 2023
Why Most Ads Don't Work (a nod to Roy Williams, the Wizard of Ads)
Aug 21, 2023
Ways to Differentiate: Being First to Mind with a New Idea + Overstock.com
Aug 14, 2023
Barbie. X. Brand Shorthand
Aug 07, 2023
Ways to Differentiate: Heritage
Jul 31, 2023
How Positioning Impacts Sales
Jul 24, 2023
Ways to Differentiate: The Market Specialist
Jul 17, 2023
Re-positioning a Brand
Jul 10, 2023
Ways to Differentiate a Brand: Leadership
Jun 26, 2023
Ways to Differentiate a Brand: Owning an Attribute
Jun 19, 2023
Q&A Session: Positioning. Values...and Adver-tainment
Jun 12, 2023
Immutable Forces, Immutable Laws ... and Bad Brand Behavior
Jun 05, 2023
Perception, Exclusivity ... and Focus
May 29, 2023
Media Strategy, Media Proliferation ... and Miller Lite
May 22, 2023
Some Winners, Some Losers ... and Bud Light
May 15, 2023
A Position, A Brand ... A Shorthand
May 10, 2023