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Brand to Brand Combat: What’s at Stake When Brands Go to War

Who doesn't love a good rivalry? From the Red Sox vs. the Yankees or Star Wars against Star Trek, it's fun to join in with some good-natured ribbing towards those on the opposing team.

Outrage – The new viral marketing strategy

“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time.” ~ John Lydgate “There’s a sucker born every minute.” ~ P.T. Barnum

Digital Advertisers Have Gotten Lazy

Before advertising platforms like Facebook and Google had these sophisticated targeting tools, you had to write excellent copy, come up with a creative idea, and select the ad placement incredibly well to get people's attention.

Top 5 SEO Trends To Elevate Your Marketing

Here is the authoritative guide on SEO trends and 3 ingenious SEO hacks to elevate your digital marketing, earn more leads, and win more business.

Sensation Transference: Positive Brand Experience

Have you ever heard the term ‘sensation transference’? Neither had I until I read Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Blink. Though you may not have heard the term, you actually experience this phenomenon every day.

Is the Golden Age of Digital Advertising Dead?

18 to 34-year-olds are the most sought after age demographic of consumers, however they are increasingly becoming "adlergic." With the current state of privacy, is digital advertising dead?

Boeing Disaster: When Bad Things Happen to Big Brands

According to the Aviation Safety Network’s 2018 statistics, there was one fatal accident per 2,520,0000 flights that year. And the previous year, the Wall Street Journal reported that 2017 had been the safest in commercial airline history, with zero ...

Domino's Turnaround – How To Face a Brand Crisis Head-On

The lead up to Domino's 2009 "Pizza Turnaround" marketing campaign was a difficult time for this longstanding pizza brand. Sales were down, and an unsightly video went viral.

Outrage Marketing: Gillette Takes on Toxic Masculinity

Outrage used to take more effort. You had to take a pen and put it to paper and scribble down your discontent. You could even reconsider those angry words, tear them up, or rewrite them before popping that letter in the mail.

Instagram Is The Only Social Platform You’ll Need In 2019

We're going to come right out and say it: Instagram is king. There’s no shortage of social platforms out there, but when it comes to the crunch, Instagram will always come out on top.

How Big Brands Win: Taco Bell's Dominance

Americans love Taco Bell. So much so, that according to The Harris Poll EquiTrend Study of 2018, Taco Bell was voted the number one preferred restaurant by consumers.

Proud to be Macro: Revisiting Budweiser's Brand Positioning

On February 1, 2015, Budweiser made the bold proclamation during their Super Bowl ad that they were, "Proud to be macro."

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