Ray Bularz

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KPI: Keep People Informed, Involved, Interested, and Inspired — bülarz  In today’s world where brands strive to stand out and connect with their customers, the key to success lies in empowering engagement. Brands that prioritize keeping people informed, involved, interested, and inspired create meaningful connections that drive loyalty and advocacy. 

Does “brand purpose”—the notion of expressing clear support for values like diversity, equity and inclusion as a way of demonstrating what a brand stands for—still hold sway over consumers? Or In this moment of economic anxiety, are price and performance the two things a brand should focus on?

There can be negative ramifications for brands that double down on inclusive marketing if the messages being advertised don’t match up with how the company operates behind the scenes.

Brands need to be purposeful, making a genuine approach, and not jump on the bandwagon just because it seems like the thing to do. Brands need to authentically open the aperture and realize that inclusivity is not trendy but a reality.