Athletic Brewing brought nonalcoholic beer to the masses by differentiating its product and aligning its values with its target audience.
Erewhon’s Designer Smoothies and the Role of Price in Branding
Would you buy a $19 smoothie? Your offering – and how much what you charge for it — is part of your brand story.
How House of the Dragon Added Fuel to its Marketing Fire
To promote the latest season of House of the Dragon, HBO pulled out all the stops – including a dragon on the Empire State Building and some clever digital assets.
Can You End a Sentence With a Preposition? The Debate Heats Up
From “aint” to emojis, language is constantly evolving. But what does ending a sentence with a preposition do your message?
The Power of Absolut’s Evolving LGBTQ+ Marketing Efforts
Absolut has become an icon in the LGBTQ+ marketing space, in large part because it has evolved its campaigns to reflect a changing society and its changing brand.
Smart Marketing Makes Uncrustables Unstoppable
Smuckers has taken smart marketing steps to expand Uncrustables’ popularity beyond elementary school cafeterias.
Apple Ad Suffers a Crushing Blow
A recent Apple ad is supposed to showcase all the ways the iPad supports and replaces traditional creative tools. But viewers didn’t see it that way.
How the Marketing for Jaws Invented the Summer Blockbuster
Today, the success of Jaws seems like a foregone conclusion. But the promotional effort around the movie was the largest in the studio’s history.
With its Icons Campaign, Airbnb Stays Top of Mind with Audiences
Airbnb is using its Icons campaign to make sure customers think of them when they’re ready to book their next getaway experience.
IKEA’s Ad for Parents
IKEA calls it the “Proudly Second Best” campaign.
Making Manischewitz Cool for Passover
Manischewitz’s new look and feel attempts to pull off a delicate balance: appeal to a broader audience without alienating longtime customers.
Masters Swag and Marketing Exclusivity
Merch for golf’s legendary course and most popular tournament is not available online or at any other retailers — for good reason.
Campbell’s Warms Up its Value Prop
Campbell’s has been selling soup for a long time. The company hit on a new value proposition for a recent campaign.
Thinking, Fast & Slow
It took a career’s worth of data for Daniel Kahneman to prove that people don’t use data to make decisions.
Dollar Dog Night Drama
The Phils announced promotional events, including Hatfield Phillies Franks BOGO Nights. Fans quickly read between the lines – BOGO hot dogs meant no more dollar dogs.
Waiting on Charlotte
A mysterious stingray pregnancy offers lessons in managing expectations when all eyes are on your brand.
In Defense of Comic Sans
No font is so widely recognized – or reviled – as comic sans. But disparaging the font itself betrays a fundamental misunderstanding in what makes a good typeface.
A Style Guide for Presidents’ Day
Most states recognize the third Monday in February as a holiday. But what exactly they’re celebrating – and what they call it – is all over the map.