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Jan 28, 2026
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5 min read
What happens when brands stop “raising awareness” and start changing reality?
We see 'a new standard' being set! Kudos Powerade!
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Jan 21, 2026
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7 min read
When Reddit Stops Being Mean And Starts Building Your Car
r/AMA: Hey, we're Skoda. Wanna build our car?
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Jan 14, 2026
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7 min read
Why an e-commerce brand hijacked Call Of Duty!?
Because they had to go where the attention was.
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Jan 7, 2026
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6 min read
Have you heard of WWF toys? We didn't either!
How to turn a dry conservation concept into a tangible message using the famous Russian nesting doll (matryoshka)
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Dec 31, 2025
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8 min read
Hyundai produces films? Apparently YES!
What Hyundai’s “Night Fishing” teaches you about using technology as a constraint, not a gimmick
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Dec 24, 2025
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7 min read
How to turn A Dying Category into a Protected Species
The lesson behind Heineken’s “Pub Museums”: when you frame it as history, people fight to keep it alive.
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Dec 17, 2025
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6 min read
When David Beckham sold beer - but not in the way you think
Inside Stella Artois’ anti-endorsement endorsement—and a simple framework for making icons work harder by showing less.
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Dec 10, 2025
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8 min read
When a Tattoo Replaces a Form
How #OptInk turned organ donation from paperwork into identity
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Dec 3, 2025
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6 min read
Fabric of England: When a Shirt Says What a Slogan Can’t
How one jersey did more than a hundred anti-racism posters
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Nov 26, 2025
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6 min read
The Currency of Well-Being: A Viral Campaign by Japan
How Nikkei Reframed Reality!
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Nov 19, 2025
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7 min read
They went to watch a romcom, ended up watching a horror film starring... their own child. [Free Resource Issue]
When "sharenting" goes wrong: Deepfakes, data, and a message from Ella.
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Nov 12, 2025
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4 min read
From Berger to King, and then to Cannes
Burger King stunned everyone with a blinder
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Nov 5, 2025
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5 min read
Are we in the metaverse or are we actually in denial?
How Krungsri’s ‘Metaverrrrrrr’ called out marketing’s collective cringe
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Oct 29, 2025
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5 min read
This had a weird brief: National Crisis
How Skip Express Lane turned inflation into a content strategy
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Oct 22, 2025
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6 min read
KFC FCK'd up. Here's how they fixed it.
Why KFC’s “FCK” apology remains the gold standard for brand humility
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Oct 15, 2025
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4 min read
Forget Your Media Plan. Find a Couch.
Facebook ironically marketed themselves with a...meme?
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Oct 8, 2025
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5 min read
Can you 'save' your favorite Characters from dying?
Seguros del Estado and RCN TV let's you 'Insure' your characters!
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Oct 1, 2025
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4 min read
How IKEA tapped into the f***boy playbook to sell mattresses
IKEA’s “You Up?” stunt worked harder than 100 billboards
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Sep 24, 2025
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4 min read
Netflix Hijacked Tennis’ Most Sacred Ritual
How superstar Alcaraz became the talk of the town for one small gesture
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Sep 17, 2025
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5 min read
This cheeky ad gave superhero victims a voice.
How Tide flipped the script and made a memorable marketing campaign
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Sep 10, 2025
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5 min read
WHY EMINEM IS THE GOAT
Nothing embodies grit like Eminem and the hero of this Ad - Detroit
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Sep 3, 2025
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6 min read
The Future of Advertising Isn’t AI. It’s Taste.
This multi-billion dollar, well-loved brand took the heat for mindlessly jumping on the bandwagon. And this is after they made an aptly named ad with AI.
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Aug 27, 2025
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5 min read
This Hackathon Got a Minister Fired
And it started with a viral video
