Urban Places: Creating the Third Place

Where Creativity, Collaboration, and Connection Drive Economic Value  Sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined “third place” in his 1989 book, The Great Good Place. In this book, the author points out that there are three places people spend most of their time: the first place is home, our private world for family; the second place is work, where we…

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Community Building Should be at the Heart of Every Marketing Program

In today’s chaotic and multi-channel world of social media, podcasts, and endless media sources, we ironically live in the most interconnected era ever. This means reaching your desired audience can take immense time and effort with so many connection channels.  This is where community building comes in as the center of your marketing strategy.  Whether…

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A Simple Model for Understanding What Drives Consumer Behavior

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Understanding People. In all of our work at Radiant, we strive to know who the customer is, and what their motivations are. How do we understand them? Why are some people influenced by colors, shapes, or appearance in ways others are not? Behavioral marketing is a strategic approach that focuses on understanding behavior and utilizing…

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The Remote Effect: Branding and Marketing the New Work Place.

How will people work and live? That’s the big question post-pandemic. Remote working with Zoom, email, Slack, and more allows almost half of the U.S. remote-capable workforce to work at home at least part of the time. What does this mean for urban centers and downtowns that depend on being the center of the working…

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Placemaking: Orchestrating Perceptions of Place.

When you see sky-high real estate prices and rents going out of sight it reflects a perception of incredible value and a fear of missing out on that opportunity. Demand increases as prices go up because demand for that location, that building is exceeding available supply. As a result, prices are driven up by someone willing to pay just that much…

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