The Problem With Predictable, Common Ads
When people are bored, they tune out, stop paying attention, and don't remember your brand.
Story, Culture, and Experience – Align all 3 to become a world-beater.
According to Jonathan Haidt, the human mind is best suited to be a story processor, not a logic processor…
Marketing like mom’s apple pie. Homemade always beats the canned stuff.
Companies cut corners with AI generated campaigns thinking nobody can taste the difference.
Text Slang and Persuasive Superpowers
There’s a meme about texting slang that’s worth studying if you want to create powerfully persuasive advertising.
Brand identity is like personal style. Upgrade your wardrobe and find your tribe.
We buy stuff because it feels like it already belongs to us or we really really wish it did.
Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful!
She thought the line was so ridiculous she nearly left the audition. But it created P&G’s first billion dollar brand in hair care.
Core Strategy: First Step in Creating a Great Ad Campaign
Most businesses fail not because they’re reaching the wrong people but because they’re saying the wrong thing.
Showing Up — And Why Your Ads Might Not Be
Emotional Campaigns outperform Rational Campaigns by 5X. And campaigns that create fame are even more effective.
What “Experts” Get Wrong About Disney — And Why It’s Crucial to Growing Your Business
People come for the freaking princesses and all the other cool characters they fell in love with as a child.
What I Learned in a Newsroom to Help You Find Your Business’s Story
Good writing can make people pause. For just a minute. And it makes all the difference.
You are a Marketing Company (Whether You Know it or Not)
Let’s debunk a myth that costs companies millions of dollars every year… marketing is NOT just a department.
Why Conflict Is Essential – In Advertising and Life
We demand conflict, tension, and drama — be it in sports, books, movies, or advertising.
A Marketing Lesson, With Love From Gaston
Spoiler Alert… Gaston doesn’t get the girl, and you likely won’t get the customer if you take his same approach.
What’s Your Ad Campaign’s Meta-Narrative?
Is the story of Rocky really about boxing? Or is it about an underdog’s epic journey? Great ads are like that too.
Good Things Come in Threes – Strategy, Message, and Budget
Without a well-structured strategy, owners often end up bobbing in the water with no landmarks in any direction.