Brandy

*Top 3% Podcast* Candid conversations over cocktails discussing all things brand with Reilly Newman and Scott Saunders, the rebranding experts of the award-winning brand transformation studio Motif Brands. Gain branding insights refined over 40+ years of rebranding and strategy experience. With Brandy's high concentration of branding, marketing, strategy, and behavioral science, you'll experience increased awareness of your business, brand, and audience to grow your business, increase pricing power, and unlock your strengths *Each round of Brandy is concise, ad-free, and on the house. Cheers!

  1. Rebrands Are Grown, Not Launched

    20 ENE

    Rebrands Are Grown, Not Launched

    Is 2026 the year you rebrand? Think again! ⁠⁠⁠>> Get the Award-Winning Book (Brandy): BrandyBook.us Every year around the New Year, founders feel the itch to rebrand. A fresh start. A new look. A clean slate. But here’s the truth: if you wait for January to rebrand, you’re already late. In this episode of Brandy, rebranding experts Reilly Newman and Scott Saunders reframe rebranding as what it actually is... not a one-time reveal, not a logo launch, not a press release, but a long-term transformation that starts well before the “fresh start” moment. Drawing on behavioral psychology, the idea of Motif's Brand Deficit™, and the metaphor of growth in nature, this episode explores why the strongest brands evolve gradually, season by season, long before the world sees the final result. Founders will learn: Why the “fresh start” mindset often delays real change How Brand Deficit forms and why ignoring it compounds risk Why rebrands fail when treated as events instead of paths How transformation begins long before visual identity changes What it actually means to “start your rebrand now” This episode is a reminder that rebrands aren’t cosmetic, they’re strategic journeys. Like a tree growing stronger over time, the most powerful brand transformations happen quietly, intentionally, and long before the reveal. The question isn’t whether the new year is the right time to rebrand. The question is: are you ready to start growing today? Have a brand marketing question? Reilly & Scott will answer it on the next episode! ⁠⁠⁠>> Ask Here: https://forms.gle/S237AyoG1vj9Wfzj6

    23 min
  2. The Psychology Behind Dunkin’s Holiday Storytelling That Made Munchkins Feel Like Christmas

    23/12/2025

    The Psychology Behind Dunkin’s Holiday Storytelling That Made Munchkins Feel Like Christmas

    Holiday marketing usually means louder ads, bigger discounts, and more noise. Dunkin’ took a different approach. ⁠⁠⁠>> Get the Award-Winning Book (Brandy): BrandyBook.us In this episode of Brandy, Reilly Newman and Scott Saunders break down the ingenious holiday campaign from Dunkin' that transformed Munchkins from a product into a festive character. They used nostalgia, personification, and storytelling to embed the brand into the emotional fabric of the season. Rather than selling donuts, Dunkin’ sold feeling: warmth, familiarity, joy, and togetherness. By leveraging psychological principles like nostalgia bias, anthropomorphism, and seasonal identity cues, the brand created a holiday narrative that felt timeless instead of transactional. • How nostalgia increases emotional trust and brand affinity • Why personifying products creates stronger memory encoding • How holiday storytelling outperforms promotional messaging • The psychology behind turning products into cultural characters • How to align brand assets with seasonal emotion (without feeling salesy) This episode is a masterclass in modern brand storytelling and seasonal strategy and proof that the strongest holiday campaigns don’t push products, they build traditions. Have a brand marketing question? Reilly & Scott will answer it on the next episode! ⁠⁠⁠>> Ask Here: https://forms.gle/S237AyoG1vj9Wfzj6

    14 min

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*Top 3% Podcast* Candid conversations over cocktails discussing all things brand with Reilly Newman and Scott Saunders, the rebranding experts of the award-winning brand transformation studio Motif Brands. Gain branding insights refined over 40+ years of rebranding and strategy experience. With Brandy's high concentration of branding, marketing, strategy, and behavioral science, you'll experience increased awareness of your business, brand, and audience to grow your business, increase pricing power, and unlock your strengths *Each round of Brandy is concise, ad-free, and on the house. Cheers!

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