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The AI-Powered Consumer

Consumers have AI superpowers! They search with conversations, their eyes & can even delegate tasks. This week, we unpack Part 1. #SippingAndBranding

Healthy Paranoia

The secret to brand building? A dose of healthy paranoia and the battle-tested resilience to handle the truth.

Beyond the Quench

Drinks that DO more? Unpack the trend & get branding gold for your brand

Mom's the Word

Tap into Mother's Day's emotional power. Brands: connect genuinely via real stories & shared values for deeper consumer bonds.

The Cluster Effect

Go beyond the launch "cluster"! Sustainable innovation is marketing's golden ticket for lasting wins.

Spring Cleaning

Time to spring clean your brand! Refresh values, polish presence & declutter messaging. Let's get cleaning!

Are you happy?

Ceci's happiness check led to brand insights: connection & belonging drive true happiness (for people & brands!). #HappinessReport

Tell me why

The 5Whys technique—Toyota's secret weapon for uncovering what's really going on beneath your brand's surface.

The Silent Hero

From shapes signaling brand values to fragments triggering recognition, see how the best logos speak volumes without saying a word.

Fight Club

Tremblant thrills & girl power! Skiing, IWD thoughts, & Women Lead. Building strong communities & celebrating women lifting each other up.

Fixing the Glitch

Effective Coors Light campaign with Office Space references. Breaks down 360 execution vs outdated approaches

The Game Behind the Game, Part Deux

Susan analyzes ad strategy across 3 phases: pre-game offensive buildup on YouTube, game-day defensive plays, and halftime show.

The Game Behind the Game

Beyond the 30-Seconds: Frank Galvani Talk About Super Bowl Advertising big game

Getting an A in your ABCDs

From Whistler bowls to Super Bowl: why getting an A+ in attention is this game's winning play

What the lamb?

Aussies use lamb to bridge social divides! Tackling everything from toxic comments to gen gaps. Talk about turning chops into change!

Name Dropping

When in Quebec city: judging competitions, how dry wine qualifies, and discovering why sometimes the best new name is your old one.

Brands That Swing

Happy Friday, How was your week? Are your resolutions, if any, holding?  For brands, January marks a time to review the previous year to...

The Good, The Brand, and The Ugly

My 2024's marketing MVP: tell stories that stick, stay authentic, and read the room. Dunkin' nailed it, others crashed. 🎯

Long Story, Merry Ending

The art of slow storytelling, from Narnia-inspired magic to nostalgic Croce tributes, letting the story breathe and the brands shine through

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