Building Brand Equity and the Post-Click Ecosystem That Converts - Kate Ross

About this episode

Kate Ross discusses the importance of brand as a living system that builds trust and influences post-click decisions.

Kate Ross, Marketing & Creative Director at Centric, explains why brand isn’t “design polish.” It’s a living system that builds trust, reduces risk, and shapes every post-click decision. In this episode, Kate breaks down how brand equity gets built across digital, physical, and human touchpoints, and why internal culture is inseparable from external credibility, especially in high-stakes B2B environments like construction. You will hear: - Why brand is a “living, breathing entity,” not a logo, palette, or website refresh - How post-click trust signals work when the sales cycle is long and the risk is high - How Centric activated employees as brand ambassadors after becoming an ESOP Learn how to build confidence (not just clicks) and create a brand ecosystem that earns repeat business through consistency, clarity, and trust. === Connect with Kate: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-ross-62245517/ - Centric website: https://centric.build/ === About the Everything Clicks podcast: Everything Clicks is a podcast about customer experiences that wow consumers while driving profitable growth. Each week, we dissect the strategies and tactics of top B2C marketers at leading…

People in this episode

Guest: Kate Ross

Topics covered

• brand equity
• post-click ecosystem
• B2B marketing
• trust signals
• employee brand ambassadors

Keywords

• digital touchpoints
• physical touchpoints
• human touchpoints
• internal culture
• external credibility

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Centric

Books & works: Everything Clicks

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