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April 16, 2015 Cialdini Principles of Persuasion Series – Principle 5: Liking

  When a brand is liked, that can lead to more sales, success and popularity for said brand. It seems to be a pretty logical…

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April 28, 2015 Cialdini Principles of Persuasion Series – Principle 6: Scarcity

  We’re here! It’s the end of the road for our exciting Cialdini principles of persuasion series. While we enjoyed bringing you ideas about the…

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May 30, 2007 Cocaine: A Lesson in Challenger Branding

I’m not a big fan of Cocaine, but I respect the bold marketing strategy behind it. And the distribution is impressive, too. I was stunned…

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August 19, 2007 Cramer vs. Cramer: Hey Look, We’re Smart Again!

Back in February, shortly after the Super Bowl, CareerBuilder.com unceremoniously dumped their agency of record, Cramer-Krasselt, because the TV spot they produced for the client…

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January 7, 2011 CrossFit: Challenging the Fitness Industry to Pick Up the Pace

How do you create a deeply relevant consumer brand from scratch with no advertising in an extremely crowded and competitive category? One thing is certain:…

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October 9, 2007 Customers First? Not So Fast.

There’s a long list of marketing pundits and authors who’ve made their fortunes selling the idea that putting customers first is the sure way to…

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