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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 30, 2015 Jimmy John’s: A Freaky Fast Challenger Brand

At last count, Subway had 43,417 restaurants in 110 countries, which makes it the second largest fast food chain in the world behind McDonald’s. Subway…

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January 27, 2015 5 Ways Challenger Brand Brewers are Competing With the Big Beers

  Call it what you want: David vs. Goliath, Pint vs. Keg, Local vs. Global. But there’s simply no denying the fact that all across…

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January 22, 2015 The Essentials To Winning As A Challenger Brand

  If you are a sports fan, you remember the famous hockey game played during the Lake Placid Olympics. It’s the game they call “The…

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January 21, 2015 Successful Challenger Brands Embrace Discrimination

Here’s a news flash: We like people who are like us. More to the point, we favor people who look like we do, act like…

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January 13, 2015 For Challenger Brands, Imitation Is Anything But A Long-Term Strategy

  You’ve heard “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” While that may be true, it’s also a lousy long-term strategy for taking on market…

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January 8, 2015 Sorry OSU. Allstate’s Challenger Brand Thinking Won The Sugar Bowl

  It’s hard to think of a client whose media spend tops $886 million as an underdog. But that’s exactly where Allstate finds itself, looking…

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January 6, 2015 The 5 New Year’s Resolutions Every Challenger Brand Should Make

  It’s January 6 and odds are, you’ve made a number of New Year’s resolutions you hope to make good on sometime in 2015. But…

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December 16, 2014 A Challenger Brand Peek Into the College Football Playoffs

  One of the great truths of a bracketed championship format like the NCAA Basketball Tournament, and now the College Football Playoffs, is that no…

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December 5, 2014 NBC’s Challenger Brand Thinking Takes Flight With “Peter Pan” LIVE

  Quick. Your network is in fourth place. You’re programming a Thursday night during the holiday season and you’re up against CBS, FOX, ABC, cable,…

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