I fly a lot for business. And I must say my favorite airlines are Southwest Airlines and Delta. However Southwest really stands out as a fun and enjoyable flying experience. Therefore I am pleased by their announcement this week.

 

Southwest Airlines, the largest domestic airline by passengers, revealed a new livery, logo and brand experience at a press event held inside a hangar at its Dallas headquarters. The airline, which is completing its merger with AirTran, introduced a refreshed color scheme of blue, yellow and red, as well as a new heart logo that will adorn the belly of its planes.

Nearly 10 years ago a client of mine suggested I look at a software program that enables people to dictate into their computer instead of typing or pecking away at the keyboard. I was skeptical, I must admit. Would it be accurate? Would it recognize my voice? Would I spend more time programming and fixing the narrative than actually pecking away? Despite all these questions I was still intrigued.

Dear Inward Colleague, 

I wanted to personally invite you to the upcoming ALI Strategic Communications Conference in Boston. It's a valuable learning experience where you'll gain access to great case histories and unique networking opportunities. Plus, I will be facilitating a conference workshop titled, Implementing New Internal Branding Processes For Improved Employee Engagement & New Employee Behavior That Supports Your Company's Goals, from 1:15pm-3:15pm on Tuesday, July 15.

If you are able to join me in July, please do so. I encourage you to take advantage of the discount below, and I hope to see you in Boston! 

-Allan Steinmetz

Dear Inward Colleague, 

I wanted to personally invite you the 2014 Extending Your Brand to Employees Conference, hosted by the Conference Board. This will be the fourth year that Inward has sponsored this exciting conference. It's a valuable learning experience where you'll gain access to great case histories and unique networking opportunities. Plus, we'll be facilitating a pre-conference workshop titled, A Step-by-Step Framework for Implementing New Employee
Branding Programs, from 1-5 pm on Tuesday, June 17.

If you are able to join us in June, please do so. I encourage you to take advantage of the discount below, and I hope to see you in New York City! 

-Allan Steinmetz

Monitoring your online reputation is a great way to keep yourself updated on how successful your business is doing. It’s essentially a live feed of reviews, comments, suggestions and critiques from your stakeholders that let you know how to adjust your brand’s image and communications moving forward. An infographic by MDG Advertising provides some interesting statistics:

Hollywood creates amazing opportunities for brands to assimilate their products into American culture. Sometimes it is an unpaid product placement, other times it’s an investment made by companies. However, the data has shown that if the product is well integrated into the film, the results can be impressive. Here are five brands that benefited from placing their product in a Hollywood film.