BRITE Ideas
Welcome to the BRITE Ideas podcast, where we discuss how brands build relationships with consumers and society through innovation, technology, and marketing. BRITE Ideas is produced by the Center on Global Brand Leadership at Columbia Business School, and is led by co-hosts Matthew Quint and J.P. Kuehlwein. We want to thank our supporters Lexicon Branding and Kogan Page. For more information visit: http://briteideas.co
BRITE Ideas
Activate Brand Purpose with Scott Goodson and Chip Walker
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Columbia Business School Center on Global Brand Leadership
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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In this BRITE Ideas episode, JP and Matt speak with Scott Goodson (Founder and CEO, Strawberry Frog) and Chip Walker (Chief Strategy Officer, Strawberry Frog) about their book Activate Brand Purpose: How to Harness the Power of Movements to Transform Your Company . The discussion tackles how best to define purpose, its growing impact on talent management and investor relations, and knowing when a company is truly following a purpose via what it stands against and what it is willing to sacrifice. Activate Brand Purpose is published by Kogan Page, a gracious supporter of the BRITE Ideas podcast!
Introductions
Defining purpose
The myth of perfection
How can brands do social activism - without the backlash?
Should brands embrace partisanship?
Applying the principles of movement building to activating brand purpose
Aligning all parts of the organization behind your purpose
Measuring the impact of purpose
Scott and Chip’s favorite brands