Bailey Burk

Aviation Marketing: Rebrand or renovate?

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Aviation manufacturers must change with the times or get left behind.

Carolyn M. Brown pinned an article for INC. Magazine entitled “How to Successfully Rebrand Your Business.” Below is my interpretation of why rebranding is relevant to aviation manufacturers.

The aviation industry is innovation driven. However, not all aviation manufacturers embrace innovation without some sort of government mandate. If you are standing still, you are losing business and market share. Changes in the business climate require adjustment, and in some situations a complete overhaul, for business improvement.

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Aviation Marketing: Effective social media begins with the purchasing decision

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Its important to understand where in the purchasing process social media can deliver the greatest impact.

“Demystifying Social Media,” published by McKinnsey Quarterly, reports on how executives can harness social media to shape the customer purchasing decision in predictable ways.

My interpretation of the report for aviation marketers focuses on where in the considered purchase process social media may have the greatest influence on the purchasing decision for aviation products and services.

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Aviation Marketing: How emerging technologies will impact the differentiated brand

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Connecting digital technologies — data, devices, screens, and sensors — will define the social experience, leading aviation marketers to customize the brand experience based on society and cultural relevance.

The Futures Company published “Technology 2020: How the Digital World is Reshaping Business.” The report provides a framework for, and a view of, the way in which digital technology will evolve over the next decade, and helps organizations plan their response to these changes.

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Aviation Marketing: Marketing excellence requires focus and clear positioning

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The digital ecosystem is a disruptive force, leading many aviation marketers to take on too many capabilities instead of mastering a few.

Strategy&, Korn/Ferry International, and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) recently conducted a survey of 350 senior marketing professionals across many industries to find out how the role of marketing is evolving at their companies in response to changes in the digital marketing and media ecosystem.

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Aviation Marketing: Social media extends your reach at trade shows

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Aviation component and system manufacturers can benefit from implementing social media and other online marketing tactics to engage with customers and prospects at trade shows.

In the aviation trade show world, most aviation component and system manufacturers find it next to impossible to compete for attention when the likes of Gulfstream or Honeywell dominate the landscape with giant displays and mega events.

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Aviation Marketing: Leadership lessons from Steve Jobs

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Aviation marketers that practice Steve Jobs’ management philosophy can create a powerful emotional connection with their brand.

In his Harvard Business Review article, Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute and the author of Steve Jobs’ biography, identifies what he thinks Jobs’ keys to success were and how they affected his management philosophy and style.

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Aviation Marketing: Compelling creative starts with a great creative brief

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Aviation manufacturing CMOs that take an active role in developing the creative brief are rewarded with creative work that is memorable, strategic, and engaging.

Have you ever smiled after reading a magazine ad or felt an emotional tug after watching a video and wondered where the ideas came from? The ideas came from the hard work of the creative team working in tandem with the aviation marketer.

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Why advertising is important in aviation marketing

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Advertising contributes to target audience knowledge and influences attitudes and purchase behavior. 

Aviation manufacturers that advertise are making an investment in long-term brand performance. Advertising has a multiplier effect – when integrated with other marketing efforts, it helps position and create a preference for the brand while building awareness with purchasers and influencers.

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Aviation Marketing: Delivering the goods for visual storytelling

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How aviation manufacturers are using content sharing sites to tell their brand story and deliver on the brand promise.

Aviation manufacturers are active participants on content sharing sites. Whether by design or happenstance, photos of their products are shared, commented on, and liked by people that are passionate about aviation. These sites present a ready-made inbound marketing opportunity for brands to gain a competitive advantage by creating an emotional connection with the viewers and present their brand story through visual storytelling.

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