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Traditional advertising showcases are few and far between today, along with opportunities to appeal to a mass audience. Last night’s Academy Awards is one. According to Variety, the 2023 Oscars earned an audience of 18.75 million—more than double the most popular shows on TV (NCIS and FBI). The best “commercial” of the evening was “I’m […]

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Supertramp, Grand Funk Railroad, Heart, and Chicago. These legendary bands from the 1970s are now providing consumer brands with one anthemic soundtrack followed by the next. I have some questions. Like, why use the music of the 70s, versus music from the 80s or 90s? Are the desired buyers all Boomers or are these simply […]

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Anyone who works in the agency business and has responsibility for new business has heard these words: “We want to be an iconic brand like Apple.” I’ve heard these words a handful of times from eager clients. What I’ve always wanted to say in return, but stopped myself from saying is, “So, you’re ready to […]

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I don’t hear the words, “change agent” too often these days and that’s okay. Buzzwords never contain much value in the first place. But let’s not confuse the buzzy name for the work. The work of a change agent is to make a difference by recognizing what must change, and then having the chops and […]

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If you’re a college football fan and a Colorado Buffaloes fan in particular, you already know and love Ralphie. He runs the field with five handlers in tow before each home game. Ralphie is a legend. Now, there’s a new buffalo* in town. His name is Hank and he works for a chicken wings conglomerate. […]

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AI. Have two letters in combination ever received the hype, press, and speculation behind them that AI presently enjoys? One has to wonder what’s so special about the latest shiny object and exactly who stands to gain the most by seeing artificial intelligence take off. The pace of AI-related product releases and promotions since November […]

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In an innovative, relevant, and health-conscious move, Heinz Brazil is developing a proprietary “Heinz red” tattoo pigment using only non-harmful ingredients and making the ink available to tattoo parlors throughout Brazil. The action comes on news that color tattoo ink faces growing restrictions and outright bans in countries around the world. The European Union alone […]

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 | SHINY OBJECTS ALERT | YSL Beauty is dipping its manicured toes into web3 technologies. Stephan Bezy, CEO of YSL Beauty, says, “To us, web3 holds the promise of intensified experiences, where artistic reinvention and genuine emotions collide.” Intensified experiences and colliding emotions? Sounds like a failed commune from the 1960s. To make web3 accessible […]

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Hertz is being sued by hundreds of US customers who allege they were wrongfully arrested after the rental company reported them to the police for stealing cars they say they had legitimately rented. One woman spent 40 days in jail – away from her kids and two-month-old baby – because she was arrested for car […]

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Building healthy brands and companies that last requires long-term vision from the leadership team. As brand managers look to the future, some of the problems that will be waiting for them begin to reveal themselves. For instance, today there are 10 million manufacturing jobs around the world that remain unfulfilled due to a lack of […]

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