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December 15, 2015 Is Snapchat Right for Challenger Brands?

Wondering if Snapchat is right for your challenger brand? Wondering what the heck that chubby little Snapchat ghost is all about and why everyone is…

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December 8, 2015 Five Ways Challenger Brands Can Effectively Use a Limited Time Offer

  You only need to look at the 30-year success of the McRib to know limited time offers (LTOs) work, and here are five ways…

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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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October 9, 2015 Why Challenger Brands Are Perfectly Imperfect

  I like to think of Challenger Brands as perfectly imperfect – and that can work to their advantage. Unlike the established competitors that present…

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October 1, 2015 Sounds Interesting: Using music to differentiate challenger brands

  How fast can you hear? It’s an odd question, but neuroscientist Seth Horowitz, author of “The Universal Sense: How Hearing Shapes the Mind” has…

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September 29, 2015 This Challenger Brand Strategy Helps Real Underdogs

  Here’s a sad stat. Each year, approximately 1.2 million dogs are euthanized and so are another 1.4 million cats, according to the American Society…

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May 27, 2015 Successful Email Marketing Tips for Challenger Brands

  Competing with category leaders isn’t easy.  There’s just no way around it, marketing your company using traditional media is expensive. Email marketing, on the…

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May 13, 2015 Turning Challenger Brand Websites Into Lead-Generation Machines

You’ve heard it a hundred times before: In the 21st century, your website ought to be your best salesperson. This is a must today, as…

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March 12, 2015 Social Media Strategies for Challenger Brands

  Challenger brands can’t outspend the market leader in their industry, which is why they have to think outside the box to gain market share.…

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March 1, 2015 Monster Energy’s Sponsorship Marketing Lessons For Challenger Brands

Monster Energy is the best performing NASDAQ stock in the last 15 years. It seems Monster is living up to its reputation for high-octane performance…

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