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January 15, 2009 Hunker down? Like Hell.

You’ve heard the business mantra for ’09: “Flat is the new up.” It sounds like the ultimate capitulation to me.This recessionary period marks an extraordinary…

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November 17, 2015 Identifying Digital Advertising Channels on a Challenger Budget

Challenger brands compete by outthinking, not outspending the competition. The same philosophy applies to your digital advertising strategy. You’ve got to find innovative ways of…

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February 25, 2015 If It Ain’t Broke, Challenger Brand Thinking Says, “Go buy a hammer!”

There are very few things I can recall from my college days for a variety of reasons that need not be chronicled here. But there…

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January 20, 2015 If You Think Advertising Is An Idea Business, Think Again

Ask a young creative what advertising is all about and they’re bound to tell you it’s all about coming up with the big idea. Thinking…

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March 29, 2011 Intention is Everything

Yielding to public outrage, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has pulled its “Ashley” bikini linewith heavily padded “push-up” tops aimed at 7- to 12-year old girls.…

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February 23, 2016 Is a Celebrity Right for Your Challenger Brand Campaign?

  Ad campaigns across the country employ a variety of tactics to make brands stand out with consumers in a very competitive advertising landscape. Recently,…

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