The Evergreen Playbook is a marketing podcast hosted by David Göz. Each episode takes one expert and one evergreen idea and turns it into a playbook that still applies in ten years.

The show that treats marketing as a business discipline

12 episodes. One idea per conversation. A growing library of lasting fundamentals for people who want to build what endures.

The fundamentals behind lasting brand and business growth

Short-term marketing pressure is real. Campaigns to launch, channels to feed, numbers to explain. At some point, visible activity starts to look like progress.

The Evergreen Playbook looks beneath the surface: positioning, memory structures, customer understanding, category dynamics, culture and the business logic behind better marketing.

Each episode brings one expert and one evergreen idea. The goal is always the same: make better decisions now because you understand what keeps working later.

What the name means

Two words, one idea

Evergreen

Ideas that stand the test of time.

Most marketing advice expires quickly. An evergreen idea still applies in ten years, because it is grounded in how people think, how markets work, and how value is actually created.

The editorial filter: does this topic still matter in a decade? If yes, it belongs here.

Lasting.

Playbook

A starting guide. How to think about a topic.

A playbook is a framework for thinking, not a set of rules. Each episode produces one: the key principles, the useful distinctions, the mental models that help you make better decisions in the real world.

A thinking tool you can take into Monday morning.

Generative.

What the show covers

Every topic here is one the show has actually published on. Each one opens the episodes behind it.

Your host

David Göz

Marketing strategist, keynote speaker, panel moderator and founder of Hexagram Creative.

David sees marketing as all four Ps: product, price, distribution and communication. He believes meaningful change requires looking at them together with organisational structure and processes. His focus is communication and the team setup, responsibilities and KPIs that make it effective.

His interest is in the mechanics that create value beneath the visible layer of campaigns and channels: how people buy, how brands become remembered, how markets move, and how strategy turns ambition into direction.

The Evergreen Playbook is where that interest meets conversation. Every guest brings one idea worth examining. Every episode becomes a playbook.

Questions about the show

What is The Evergreen Playbook about?
A podcast about the timeless ideas behind lasting growth. David Göz talks with expert guests about marketing, brand and business strategy, focusing on the ideas that still matter when the current tactic has moved on.
Who is the show for?
Founders, marketers, strategists and business leaders in SMEs and startups who want to make better marketing and growth decisions, and are starting to take brand and business strategy more seriously.
Is long-term strategy worth it for a small team that needs results now?
Yes, and especially then. Limited resources make sharp choices matter more. Positioning, memory structures and customer understanding make short-term activity work harder over time, so a company gets easier to notice, trust and choose.
Is the show mostly theory or practical?
Strategic first, with practical takeaways. Episodes are built around ideas and expert perspectives, then made usable, so you leave with clearer thinking and useful next steps.
What topics does the show cover?
Ideas that create value beneath the visible layer of marketing: positioning, brand memory, category dynamics, customer understanding, distinctiveness, culture, strategic focus, marketing science and the business logic behind better growth.
Was the show called something else?
Yes. It launched as "Brands of Value", but that name set the wrong expectation, closer to brand valuation than marketing strategy. The Evergreen Playbook says what it is from the first word: timeless thinking and practical frameworks.
How long are episodes, and where can I listen?
Most run 35 to 65 minutes, one expert guest per episode. Video on YouTube, audio on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
What is on Substack?
The written companion to the podcast: longer summaries, reflections and notes on marketing, brand and the foundations behind lasting growth. Free to subscribe.
What is Hexagram Creative, and can I work with David?
Hexagram Creative is David Göz's independent strategy practice, helping companies sharpen their marketing, brand and business foundations. If the ideas behind the show fit a challenge in your company, you can reach David through it to talk strategy, positioning or growth.
What should I listen to first?
The latest episode for the most current conversation, or a featured episode for a curated way into one of the show's core themes.

Want these ideas in front of your audience?

David speaks and moderates on marketing, brand and business strategy, bringing the same thinking the show is built on to stages, panels and internal sessions.