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Inspirational Brand Turnarounds | Tommy Hilfiger

In the 1990s, I remember there was one particular fashion brand above all others that my friends coveted. Even owning one item from this brand was enough to give you a certain cachet. This brand was Tommy Hilfiger. Tommy Hilfiger has been through some tough times since then, but has recently had something of a renaissance. Our Inspirational Brand Turnarounds series has been one of our most popular. And it has been a while since we posted this topic, so we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to revisit it once again.

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Inspirational Brand Turnarounds: Flickr and Twitter

Sometimes, a business finds that it needs more than a rebranding, it needs a complete change of emphasis, a whole new strategy. Knowing you need to make a change is one thing, actually implementing it with success is another. Here we can learn valuable lessons from the examples provided by two major players in the social media revolution.

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Inspirational Brand Stories — Pinterest

Pinterest developed out of a site called Tote which allowed you to ‘pin’ your favourite retail items onto lists and share them with your friends. Noticing that the pinning was more popular than the buying they decided to refocus on the pinning part of their business and became Pinterest.   Read more

Inspirational Brand Stories — Hilton International

Hilton is one of the most well-known brands out there. It’s advertisements have an instantly recognisable tang and have been inspiring our holiday destination choices for decades. Read more

Youtility

Youtility is the New York Times and Amazon best-selling book by Jay Baer, famous digital marketer, consultant and marketing keynote speaker.

The book’s pitch says that “The difference between helping and selling is just two letters. But those two letters are critically important to the success of business today. Youtility is marketing so useful, people would pay for it. It’s a new marketing model for the age of information overload.” Read more