RUSSO is a strategic branding and communications firm based out of Lafayette, Louisiana. Here, we use consumer insight to develop branding and marketing initiatives that effectively change the conversation – forming emotional connections between brands and consumers.

CASE STUDIES

Ochsner Health System is one of the largest independent academic health systems in the United States and Louisiana’s largest nonprofit health system. So it goes without saying that in Louisiana, Ochsner has no problem with brand awareness. Read More…

After more than half a century, regional construction company Manuel Builders suddenly became overrun by national companies known for using cheap materials, while caring little for the communities they served. Read More…

Natchez

Natchez The Challenge Natchez, Mississippi: The city that time forgot. Without a major interstate running through it, Natchez had not developed like so many other towns. This disadvantage became an opportunity to build a whole new business in this town of Southern culture, grace, and beauty. The well-preserved antebellum homes and converted bed & breakfasts […]
Ochsner

Ochsner The Challenge Ochsner Health System is one of the largest independent academic health systems in the United States and Louisiana’s largest nonprofit health system. So it goes without saying that in Louisiana, Ochsner has no problem with brand awareness. With 11 hospitals both owned and managed, more than 40 health centers, more than 15,000 […]
Cajun Harley-Davidson

Cajun Harley-Davidson The Challenge In an industry where Harley-Davidson controls a vast majority of the market, the biggest competition for Harley-Davidson dealers is with their counterparts within the region. Cajun Harley-Davidson has the clear advantage with more than three decades of business, high rate of repeat business, excellent customer service and work in the community. […]
Evangeline Home Health

Evangeline Home Health The Challenge As a non-profit home health provider, Evangeline Home Health was facing stiff completion from major corporations moving into the communities they served. Those corporations were starting to overcome the local providers, many being shut down or bought out. Without the deep pockets to go head to head with traditional advertising […]

Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government (LCG) came to RUSSO with the need to launch a safety campaign for the Lafayette Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety and Healthy Community Education Program. Read More…

RAZOR BRANDING BLOG

Branding, Relations and Love

How to work with your agency to get the best results. LOVE CONNECTIONS Say the word “relationship” and you’ll receive varied reactions. Some find themselves involuntarily spinning back to high school, where relationships were often one-sided, requiring you to stand in someone’s front lawn just before midnight holding a stereo that blasts messages of love […]
What It Means To Localize Your Brand

And why so many National Brands still haven’t figured it out. For many national brands, one of the biggest challenges is how to find ways to connect with a local audience. For global brands such as Coke or Nike, this localization is of less concern due to the fact that they aren’t competing against established […]
Nike Just Does It with Colin Kaepernick

Are they genius or insane? Time will tell. So, unless you have sworn off social media altogether, gotten rid of cable, or decided to head out into the woods for a life of solitary meditation, you have heard of the recent Nike deal featuring Colin Kaepernick in its new “Just Do It” campaign. Depending on […]
Why Hiring an Experienced Branding Professional is so Important

And how not hiring an experienced branding professional can cost you. On this particular day I found myself sitting in a meeting with people that I considered both successful and intelligent. I listened carefully as they spoke passionately about their company and the products they produced. They had an intense pride for what they’d accomplished, […]

RAZOR BRANDING

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At RUSSO, our philosophy is directly related to our process, which we call Razor Branding™. Razor Branding develops brands from the inside out, establishing a series of branded touchpoints that form emotional connections with the consumer. Developing these connections relies heavily on understanding the psychographics of consumer behavior, and not just demographic profiles that rarely tell the whole story.

Understanding perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, and the lifestyles of our clients’ consumers better position us to develop messaging that motivates individuals and best meets their needs – regardless of industry, size, location, or category.

RAZOR BRANDING™: OUR PROCESS

Razor Branding works towards three primary goals at all times: Focus, Connection, and Harmony.

FOCUS- We identify your audience. Then we use psychological profiling to discover what they think and how they feel. We get to know them personally — right down to what motivates them.

CONNECTION- We learn what resonates with your audience. Then we use your most unique qualities to bridge their wants with what you deliver.

HARMONY- We create a system of branded touchpoints for circulating your message through the right channels.

CULTURE

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RUSSO is made up of marketing, advertising, communications and branding professionals from all over the country – having worked in diverse markets such as, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Nashville and Seattle. At our Louisiana offices, we like to refer to ourselves as “Boomerangers” – those individuals who left the state for a time, only to return with a renewed passion for their home. We believe this gives us a unique perspective on what our area has to offer, as well as the national experience to work within any market.

EBOOKS

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Welcome to our library of all things Branding. Here, you’ll find useful information on a wide variety of topics, including; branding, marketing, social media, media management and even advice and tips for small businesses. Feel free to have a look around, and download as many of our eBooks as you like. Then, shoot us an email with any questions you might have. We would love to hear from you.