Hanna Bergström
@hanna
Hanna Bergström
Composition on Substack
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Simply beautiful. Repetition is key.
“While smaller, niche players like Hoka and On Running doubled down on product innovation and grassroots marketing, Nike seemed stuck in a loop of digital experimentation that failed to excite the core sportswear consumer. By focusing almost exclusively on scaling its own digital platforms, apps, and virtual ventures, Nike alienated key wholesale partners and overlooked the growing demand for authentic, community-driven experiences in favor of short-term gains through DTC margins. Now it appears the long-term ramifications have finally caught up.”
If you have ideals but you don't take responsibility for making a change in the world, you are working on your self-image, not a product for other people. If all you have is pragmatism, then you have speed but not a direction and the purpose of your work will get set by default to, at best, the same conventional things that everyone else is chasing.
I’ll try to define my rituals, which automatically means defining what’s most important from an energy perspective
“Istead of opting out of social media, how can we use it to connect and form relationships with figures or ideas we never before had access to?
Instead of mourning our sense of direction, how can we use our map apps to seek out tiny shops and cafes for a better sense of locality and sense of neighborhood in cities?”
Good reminder to cut yourself some slack https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/creative-career-conundrums-if-you-could-jobs-advice-120824
In this Diary of a Brand , I am introducing a new framework: the Brand Growth model — to explain how the Deckers and Hoka team took Hoka from obscurity to main street.
It’s purposely simple, and breaks up brand-building into two phases: definition and scaling. Definition is about distinctiveness — solving a problem for a specific niche. Scaling is a... See more
It’s purposely simple, and breaks up brand-building into two phases: definition and scaling. Definition is about distinctiveness — solving a problem for a specific niche. Scaling is a... See more
Michelle Wiles 🪄📈 • Diary of a Brand: Hoka
Interesting model and approach to brand marketing
Simply beautiful. Repetition is key.