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Fridge Cigarette

Why Coca-Cola’s visual refresh proves rebrands are objective, high-stakes supply chain operations built to protect consumer rituals (read repeat buys).

Built, Not Born

Why brand resilience can't be bought off the shelf. Lessons from JP Gauthier’s The Explorer Mindset on learning to fail, escaping comfort creep, and building 10% living labs.

4 Years, 2 Months, & 1 in 3

4 years at Google, 2 months on Carer’s Leave for my mom, and why retrieving your origin story is the ultimate winning strategy.

Three words

AXA's repeat Cannes win proves purpose drives a +9% contract boost. Read now!

Confessions on the Brand Floor

Madonna shows the golden rule of branding: stay true to your core identity, but always bring the heat.

Entering the Screen

The secret sauce of a great trailer is leaving the screen. Step inside the 3-step playbook building the ultimate imagination ecosystem.

Capitaine Sécurité

Embrace your inner "Capitaine Sécurité" and run a bad idea brainstorm to unlock 10x moonshots for your brand. Chop chop!

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Move buyers to believers: elite brands build identity, culture, and community through the power of shared rituals.

Compounding Magic

Elite routines meet James Clear's 1% systems and Google's 10-year built-in AI edge. It’s the boring work that makes magic look easy.

Speed, Scale & Soul

Legacy pipeline to AI pit crew: drop execution friction to zero & win back time for your brand’s soul.

From 1 to 48 fandom

From Habs fandom to 48 World Cup nations, this week we toast a multi-platform North American media shift moving from one live game to millions of creator moments

Protect the Core 🎓

Graduation reminds us: true longevity is about protecting your core DNA while constantly evolving how you express it. 🎓✨

Everything Everywhere

While Montreal explodes with F1 and Habs 🔵⚪🔴 in Eastern conference finals, Google’s events prove the funnel is now a unified loop where curiosity leads instantly to a purchase.

The Digital Arena

A failed Molson ad taught me never to tie brand success to sports scores. Today, winning attention means giving up control and co-creating.

Do Hard Things

Forget training wheels. Whether it's a new tech stack or a new industry, align your core, trust the tension, and dive into the deep water. 🌊🍷

Pipes vs. Glamour

How Emma Grede used "Size 15" logic and product discipline to build billion-dollar Brand Capital. 🍷

Brand is Capital

Is your CFO your partner in crime? Brand is capital, not a cost. 💰 Stop asking for budget and start your "Plus One" playbook.

Boring Wednesdays

In brand building, greatness isn't found in the viral sprint, but in the unglamorous grit of sticking to the fundamentals, mastering the rhythm of impact, and choosing routine over distraction.

Unbuckling from the Noise

British Airways reframes the "Emergency Exit" as a relief from modern burnout. A masterclass in selling the "Why" instead of just the "How." 🚪✈️

Brave over Beige

Why PetSmart’s "Case Closed" response was a viral buzzkill. Move from a store people visit to a brand they own. 🐾🎸 #SippingAndBranding

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