Brand Shorthand

Brand Shorthand

Mark Vandegrift and Lorraine Kessler
Weekly podcast. Next episode any day now.

Mark Vandegrift and Lorraine Kessler discuss advertising, public relations, sales, positioning, branding, and more in this podcast designed for those who want to do a deep dive into the world of marketing. Mark and Lorraine discuss the psychology of what makes great brands. They break down the details of the good moves and some really bad moves by brands big and small. It's like a play-by-play of what went right, or what went wrong. 

If you're in the world of marketing, learn tips and tricks that will help you develop a new brand, from finding and focusing on a position, dramatizing that position in the marketplace, and distributing through the wide, wide world of media. With a combined 80 years of marketing experience, both Mark and Lorraine provide insights on campaigns they've led or seen others lead. 

All gloves are off when it comes to their take on great strategic marketing moves and those that might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but later flopped. No matter what part of marketing interests you, there'll be something for everyone as we cover positioning strategy, branding, creative dramatization, media selection, sales techniques, analytics, and less discussed parts of the spectrum such as distribution and growth strategies. You can be a strategist, a copywriter, an art director, a web developer, a digital marketing specialist, a sales person, an SEO specialist, and pretty much anything else in the advertising world and you'll find something on the Brand Shorthand podcast that interests you.

97 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
S4 E3·
March 2
March 2
28 mins
S4 E2·
February 9
February 9
47 mins
S4 E1·
February 2
February 2
31 mins
S3 E33·
Oct 27, 2025
Oct 27, 2025
31 mins
S3 E32·
Oct 20, 2025
Oct 20, 2025
34 mins
S3 E31·
Oct 13, 2025
Oct 13, 2025
26 mins
S3 E30·
Oct 6, 2025
Oct 6, 2025
24 mins
S3 E29·
Sep 29, 2025
Sep 29, 2025
31 mins