Engaging your Brand’s Most Important Asset: Employees

Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson

February 7, 2014

Over the last year and a half, I’ve reached the point in my career where my success depends not only on my own strategies, planning, hard work and determination, but how well I can communicate those strategies and lead my team in executing those plans. That has gotten me thinking more about the importance of employees in the brand building process.

A brand’s employees can be it’s greatest asset in building a strong brand. But employees can only provide true value to the brand when the have a clear understanding of what the brand stands for. What’s the brand’s core value prop? What is the vision for the future? How does each employee contribute to creating value and bringing the vision to life?

These points should be discussed regularly with your employees. Not only is communicating these points important for building a strong brand, but they will keep your employees engaged with their careers.

See the infographic below for more stats on employee engagement:

Employee-Engagement-Statistics-Infographic

Chris Wilson, Marketing Strategist

Chris Wilson

As Vice President of Strategy at Publicis CRMOne and author of Fresh Peel, Chris examines why marketing strategies fail to produce expected growth. Over 20+ years, including 11 years at Oracle advising brands like Harley-Davidson, REI, and The North Face, he has helped executive teams diagnose post-purchase breakdowns. His work connects customer behavior, MarTech capabilities, and business economics to build systems that scale long-term customer value.

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