When people ask about the kind of consulting work I do, I often describe it as business, brand, and marketing strategy. These three kinds of strategy are separate but related. Doing any one in isolation produces an inferior result. Business strategy, without thought about how it comes to life in people’s hearts and minds, tends to be a PowerPoint deck that sits in a drawer. Marketing strategy that doesn’t accurately synch with the underlying business and brand is like putting lipstick on a pig. If you’re researching one or more of these disciplines for the first time, you’ll quickly uncover…