19 2015 August
The Death Of Gender (And What It Means For Marketing)
There are plenty of signs that the way we have typically described gender may be dying before our very eyes. In Austria last year, the...
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24 2014 September
How I Spent Over $30,000 To Relaunch My Brand
I have spent far too much of my life thinking about marketing. It’s not a part of my brain that I can switch off. I...
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09 2014 September
5 Signs Apple’s Era Of Dominance Is Over
Blindness is a predictable side effect of being a fan boy. For years Apple has relied and benefited from this sort of blindness to propel...
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07 2014 July
The Underappreciated Brilliance Of The Helpful Honda Campaign
In 2007 an association of about 50 Honda dealerships based in the Southern California area launched a bold experiment. Faced with the reality that customers...
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17 2014 June
7 Useful Lessons From The Corporate Social Media Summit
After two days of conversations about social media with 25 of the world’s largest brands, perhaps the nicest benefit is that you don’t hear the...
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29 2014 May
How To Sell Like The Hawaiian Beach Boys
There is an original Hawaiian Beach Boy and his name is Ted. Every day at the Waikiki Beach Boys surf shop on the beach in...
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The Selfie Silencer And Other Silly Startup Ideas That You’ll Wish Were Real
The greatest word The Simpsons ever offered to the English language was “craptacular.” When Bart Simpson used it to describe Homer’s Christmas decorations, he introduced...
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5 Marketing Lessons From The Alluring #FollowMe Project
About two years ago, aspiring photographer Murad Osmann was in Barcelona on vacation with his girlfriend Russian journalist Nataly Zakharova when she grabbed his hand...
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The Best And Worst Of 2014 Sochi Olympics Marketing Strategy
Just mention “Olympic Marketing” to anyone in communications and two images will likely come to mind immediately. The first is the predictable 30 second spot...
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Why Most Trends Don’t Matter (And 15 New 2014 Trends That Do!)
If you believe the typical trend declarations for 2014 – this is going to be the year of big data, wearable devices, and ubiquitous tablets....
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4 Lessons From The Year’s Best Marketing Campaign
Every year, Advertising Age magazine publishes a report that looks at the collective results from nine of the most globally respected industry award shows in the advertising...
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10 Social Media Marketing Ideas From Big Brands
There is an under appreciated difference between a story and an idea. A story is captivating and memorable. It entertains and often stays with you...
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The 300 Year Old Female Entrepreneur Story You’ve Never Heard
“Started by a woman, in a time when women didn’t start companies.” These are the powerful first words that introduce the story behind a brand...
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