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10/08/2026

We think, we plan, we execute, we refine, we go again. That’s strategy 😎🔥💅

Being seen isn’t the same as being remembered & being remembered isn’t enough either 🫪 Your brand needs to come to mind ...
09/08/2026

Being seen isn’t the same as being remembered & being remembered isn’t enough either 🫪

Your brand needs to come to mind in the right buying situations. And for that to happen, we need to create mental availability 😎 & what’s that, you ask me…

Well, Byron Sharp defines mental availability as the probability that a buyer will:

* notice your brand
* recognise your brand
* think of your brand

when they are in a buying situation.

It depends on the quantity and quality of the memory structures connected to the brand. In other words, how many relevant things make someone think of you, and how strong those associations are.

You know when someone you know sees something and thinks of you? That’s a mental association. And you want your brand to trigger that association in your buyer, when it’s time to buy. So you build your brand beforehand, before they need you, but making sure they do think of you when the time comes.

This is why mental availability is not simply:

* brand awareness
* being visible
* being “top of mind” generally
* people liking the brand
* having a recognisable logo
* posting consistently

A person may know that your business exists but still not think of you when they need what you sell.

Category Entry Points, or CEPs, are the needs, situations, motivations and triggers that cause someone to enter a category.

They are the thoughts that happen before someone starts looking for a provider.

For example, a business owner probably doesn’t wake up thinking:

“I would love to hire a strategic marketing partner today.”

They might think:

“Our business has outgrown our brand.”
“Our marketing feels inconsistent.”
“We have grown through referrals, but we need a more reliable pipeline.”
“We need someone senior to take ownership of our marketing.”
“Our website no longer represents the business we’ve become.”

Those are the mental doorways into the marketing category.

The role of marketing is to connect your brand to those doorways before the buyer reaches them.

For you to think about… When the need for your service appears, what will help buyers remember your name? 🧐

PK Creative Australia | Marketing for finance & professional services

19/07/2026

Do you? 🤓

Tactics create activity. Brands create familiarity, trust and preference. The tactics will change. Your brand is what ca...
07/07/2026

Tactics create activity. Brands create familiarity, trust and preference. The tactics will change. Your brand is what carries through every market cycle.

Look at how Australia’s leading financial institutions build enterprise value. They don't just launch campaigns; they design entire omnichannel ecosystems around a single, immovable strategic thesis... here's an example:

🏛️ Commonwealth Bank: The "Can" Strategy
Turning operational capability into collective optimism.

In 2012, the banking category was flooded with variations of the generic "We care about you" message, a narrative consumers flatly rejected. Instead of faking empathy, CommBank pivoted to capability. They leveraged heavy investments in backend infrastructure to reframe banking from a bureaucratic roadblock into an empowering utility.

- Internal Alignment: Before launching externally, they turned thousands of staff into brand ambassadors trained to remove customer friction points. The marketing promise had to match the operational reality.

- The Omnichannel Tension: They blanketed the country with unbranded OOH and digital assets stating a single word: "CAN'T." A week later, they stripped away the " 'T " to reveal "CAN."

- The Scale: High-frequency mass media, narrated by Toni Collette, injected massive emotional weight into that single syllable.

The Result? A sustained, market-leading rise in customer satisfaction and long-term brand equity by focusing on capability over empty sentiment.

CommBank solved a structural industry mindset problem (cynicism) with an internal-to-external capability strategy. They identified a deep market tension, picked a strategic lane, and aligned every single channel across their business (from broadcast ads to partner behaviours and product design) to sing that exact same note.

The lesson isn't that every business needs a campaign like "Can."
It's that every business needs a strategy strong enough to guide every campaign that follows.

The channels will evolve.
Consumer behaviour will shift.
Technology will change.

But a clear brand position gives people something to recognise, trust and remember long after the campaign ends ❤️‍🔥

21/06/2026

Hi Paola, your results are positive for breast cancer 🫪😔🥲😮‍💨🌸✨🌺🙏💪

11/06/2026

Here’s a glimpse into The Brewers Lunch in Brisbane 🍻

Nobody wakes up thinking:“Today feels like a great day to compare insurance brokers.”Or accountants.Or lawyers.Or mortga...
11/06/2026

Nobody wakes up thinking:
“Today feels like a great day to compare insurance brokers.”
Or accountants.
Or lawyers.
Or mortgage brokers.

People don’t think about professional services every day.
They think about them when something happens.

A renewal lands in the inbox.
Tax time creeps up.
A contract needs reviewing.
A business risk suddenly feels very real.
A client asks, “Do you know someone who can help with this?”
The home loan needs refinancing.
The premium has jumped.
The ATO letter arrives and ruins the vibe.

That’s the moment your prospect remembers a name.
And that name should be yours.

Someone they’ve seen before.
Someone who made sense.
Someone who sounded credible.
Someone who kept showing up without making it weird.
Someone who felt like the safe pair of hands before they were even needed.

That’s why looking like everyone else is dangerous.
Not because people care about your colour palette.
(they don’t)
It’s dangerous because sameness makes you forgettable.

It’s dangerous because sameness makes you forgettable.
And in finance and professional services, forgettable brands don’t just lose attention.

They lose the moment.

The renewal lands...
The referral opportunity comes up...
The contract needs reviewing...
The home loan needs refinancing...
The business owner finally realises they need help...

And if your name doesn’t come to mind?
You’re not being compared on value.
You’re not being weighed up against the competition.
You’re not even in the room.

That’s the real cost of looking and sounding like everyone else.
Because marketing in high-trust industries is rarely about creating instant urgency.

It’s about building memory before the need appears,
so when the right moment arrives, your name is already sitting there.

Familiar.
Clear.
Trusted.

Because if they can’t remember you,
they can’t choose you.

PK Creative Australia 🧠
Marketing for finance, insurance and professional services businesses.

04/06/2026

Hearing Tim McCallum speak at the Paws & Purpose Soirée was very touching.

His story wasn’t really about adversity.
It was about possibility.

About resilience.
About finding ways to move forward when life doesn’t go according to plan.

And alongside him was Casper, a living example of the extraordinary impact assistance dogs can have on someone’s independence and quality of life.

Thank you Tim for sharing your story so openly and reminding us that some of the most powerful lessons in leadership and life come from perspective.


04/06/2026

This morning I had the privilege of attending the Paws & Purpose Soirée hosted by at

Like many people, I thought assistance dogs were simply highly trained companions.

What I didn’t fully appreciate was the years of work, dedication, volunteer support and specialist training that goes into preparing a dog to transform someone’s life.

From supporting Australians living with physical disabilities, autism and PTSD, these remarkable dogs provide far more than assistance.

They provide confidence.
Independence.
Connection.
And in many cases, freedom.

A highlight of the morning was hearing from Tim McCallum and meeting his incredible assistance dog, Casper. Their story was a powerful reminder that sometimes the greatest impact comes from the partnerships we least expect.

A big thank you to Cristiane Carlos, Tim Taylor, Kim Sutton and the entire Assistance Dogs Australia team for hosting such a meaningful event and for giving us a glimpse into the extraordinary work happening behind the scenes.

And yes… there were plenty of puppy cuddles too 🐶

21/05/2026

Small businesses are going to play a massive role in shaping the future of Queensland over the next decade.

Today, I had the opportunity to attend the Small Business Month conference on the Gold Coast, where conversations centred around innovation, growth, and the opportunities leading up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

One thing became very clear:
The businesses that position themselves early, build visibility, strengthen their brand, and adapt strategically will be the ones that benefit most from what’s coming.

As someone who works closely with businesses across finance, insurance, property and professional services, it was incredibly valuable to hear the discussions around infrastructure, tourism, economic growth, partnerships, and the long-term impact the Brisbane 2032 Olympics will have across Queensland.

Grateful to the Queensland Government for the invitation and for continuing to invest in and support the small business community across the Gold Coast and beyond.

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