City Slicker Branding Platform

November 20, 2008 by david | Posted in Blog, Editorials |  

In the movie City Slickers their is a scene where Billy Crystal’s character, Mitch, is alone with Curly, played by Jack Palance.

Curly gives Mitch some life advice that makes more sense than most Brand Babble I have heard over the years:

Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is? 
(holds up one finger) This.


Mitch: Your finger?


Curly: One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and the rest don’t mean shit.


Mitch: But, what is the “one thing?” 

Curly: That’s what you have to find out.

Do you know your brand’s one thing? What are you willing to stand behind? Do you have a plan to get there?