The One Part of Your Brand Immune to Trends
When It Comes to Building Genuine Connection, Visual Brand is a Distant Second to Story By E.M. Ricchini In a world where consumers are besieged by content, many brands feel […]
Continue ReadingDeath by Dollarita: Restaurant Chains in the Millennial Age
By Jacob Schrimpf Is it too good to be true? Dollaritas returned for the month of April at Applebee’s! Touted as the perfect way to “ring in spring and celebrate […]
Continue Reading#RelationshipGoals: Connecting with a B2B Audience on Social Media
By Hannah Landers Autodesk is big on Instagram. With 128k followers, the brand receives upward of 2k likes on each photo post and sometimes more than five times that many […]
Continue ReadingThe Key to Monetizing Customer Data? Trust
by Kelly Sarabyn Trust in Facebook is at an all-time low. Eighty-one percent of people have little to no confidence Facebook will protect their data or privacy. This lack of […]
Continue ReadingCoachella and the Art of Crafting a Timeless Story
By EM Ricchini Twenty-five thousand people gathered to watch Pearl Jam play at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California on November 5, 1993. The show originated in protest: Pearl Jam […]
Continue ReadingStop Tuning Out: The Right Music Will Get Your Audience to Listen
By Lindsay Cottman “Where words fail, sounds can often speak.” Danish fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen was on to something when he penned this oft-misquoted line, and the sentiment still […]
Continue ReadingCollaborative Cultures Cultivate the Cheesiest Concepts
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Shows the Janitor May Be Your Next Product Leader By EM Ricchini In the years since they entered the market in 1992, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos have transcended […]
Continue ReadingFCK ‘em If They Can’t Take a Joke: The Art of the Brand Apology
by Kelly Sarabyn “My new goal is not to explain jokes.” In 2015, the Internet’s mob mentality trained its ire on Tina Fey, demanding an apology for a perceived racist […]
Continue ReadingMessage isn’t a Binary Choice
By Hannah Landers Ladies of the world, rejoice: PepsiCo recently announced that it is creating a line of snacks just for you. No longer will women have to abstain from […]
Continue ReadingWhy Xerox Died
How Brand Story Can Keep a Company Alive By Kelly Sarabyn Offices everywhere are at the end of an era: after 112 years as an independent company, Xerox has reached […]
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