Brands In Action

Ed Roberts / Georgia Power

Episode Summary

Ed Roberts is a lot of things, he’s an accomplished designer, creative director, and now the Brand and Creative Director at Georgia Power. On today’s episode, Ed talks about how the brand lives its stand to generate possibility for its customers and its own employees. Ed shows how design thinking can drive marketing rather than the other way around.

Episode Notes

Ed Roberts is a lot of things, he’s an accomplished designer, creative director, and now the Brand and Creative Director at Georgia Power. On today’s episode, Ed talks about how the brand lives its stand to generate possibility for its customers and its own employees. Ed shows how design thinking can drive marketing rather than the other way around.

 

00:18 - Ed Intro

01:19 - Are you working at home due to Covid?

02:00 - Working for a utility company during Covid

04:08 - Where did love of design come from?

08:14 - How did you go client side?

11:09 - How has it been to integrate marketing into your role?

14:28 - Advertising without objective is art - comment makes Ed recall story

16:12 - Mentality of students coming out of school and reframing ideas

17:55 - How do you look at brand when customers aren’t experiencing challenges

20:29 - GA as a community

22:27 - Living the brand

23:42 - Hyperlocalization

26:13 - Is GA Power a purpose brand?

28:20 - Brand statement

30:46 - How do you generate possibility in your role

34:02 - Articulation for brand tone of voice

37:08 - If your brand was a Pinterest board

38:00 - How does the brand and you as a leader view the company within social change

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-roberts-3096b35/

https://www.georgiapower.com

https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaPower?WT.svl=fb2&hp=rfy_facebook

https://twitter.com/georgiapower?WT.svl=tw3&hp=rfy_twitter

https://www.instagram.com/ga_power/

https://www.youtube.com/user/GeorgiaPowerChannel?WT.svl=yt2&hp=rfy_youtube