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Test Marketing: Don’t Ignore the WOW Factor
Test Marketing Needs a Great Concept It's always exciting being part of something new. To have a brand venture into a new territory. Reaching out to new audiences with a brand is bold. Often, media costs and full outreach takes dollars... and that's where test...
True Brand: Is Yours?
A True Brand Isn't Optional The word “authenticity” has finally had its run, being overused to the point of dilution. However the concept of authenticity and its intention is prevalent in many corporate boardrooms. Out of the ruins of authenticity comes a stronger...
Of Brief Importance… Pun Intended
If there is one thing that has remained with the test of time in the brand marketing world, it is 'The Brief'. It has been the 'one document' that bridges streamlined information about the brand between brand marketers and creative marketing agencies since... or even...
Hues of 2025: The Colours That Define Our Year and Our Brands
Every year, graphic designers, interior designers, beauty experts, fashionistas, and even homeowners excitedly anticipate one crucial announcement: The Colour of the Year. Pantone and respected paint manufacturers reveal their picks every year. This literally sets the...
Holiday Nostalgia, the gift that keeps on giving.
The holiday season is full steam ahead, bringing with it sparkling silver bells, holiday imagery and of course seasonal advertising. It almost seems as though snowflakes come pre-loaded with cherished memories and iconic movie moments that have shaped how we see the...
Patients vs. Prescribers: Who Really Drives Pharma Success?
Why Focus on Patients When Physicians Write the Scripts? How can pharmaceutical companies truly embrace patient centricity when script-writers are their main bread and butter? A pharmaceutical company is a sales organization. Yes, it develops drugs, but those drugs...
Authentic: It’s Buzz Is Over
The marketing space is totally immersed with buzzwords that seem to dominate the collective thinking for a few years and then eventually fade away. Over the past decade, "authentic" has been that word—a term so pervasive that its over use has now made it obsolete and...
The Millennial Relevancy
Millennials: All Grown Up. While Millennials (ages 27–43) may have less wealth than previous generations (Baby boomers and Gex X), their purchasing power is strategic, values-driven, and intentional. There's much ado about Gen Z , and in fact that generation may be...
2024: A Prolific Year—Where Words Are Concerned
The 2024 Word(s) of the Year I don't know if you feel the same way as I do, but there's something oddly satisfying about seeing an entire year—its ups, downs, and collective quirks—wrapped up in a single word. But 2024? This year instead of one word stepping forward...
Greeting Cards: The Ghost of Christmas Past?
Are Greeting Cards the Next Dodo Bird? In 2024... ...with our inboxes overflowing and social media delivering instant "Happy Holidays" posts, is this the year paper greeting cards join Tupperware and the dodo bird in history’s archive of nostalgia? Tupperware, once an...