Bud Light’s ad backlash shows the complexity of mass marketing
An endorsement by trans TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney promoted the beer’s inclusivity, but ...
Brands’ biggest AI opportunity is in making customers believe the bullshit
Artificial intelligence is mostly a distraction from marketing fundamentals – unless you ...
Even sophisticated mass marketers need targeting
Targeting is one of the biggest challenges most marketers now face. Not despite the ...
Toblerone’s brand image won’t be hurt by losing the Matterhorn
Removing the famous Swiss mountain from its packaging won’t stop the chocolate brand ...
Don’t listen to the industry sages, they’re not your ad’s target
Advertising professionals’ view of what makes a good ad is not only biased, it’s usually ...
How Guinness became Britain’s most popular pint
Guinness is the rare example of a brand with solid foundations in its product and brand ...
Brand-building ads boost short-term sales, and now you can prove it
Ten years since The Long and the Short of It was published, new evidence shows that while ...
Giving your brand a good death is an underrated marketing skill
Although we never talk about it, marketers kill as many brands as we create, and doing so ...
Films no longer have sequels, they have sub-brands and franchises
What a Netflix whodunnit tells us about brand architecture, following a last-minute ...






