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SUPER BOWL ADS: “King of Beers” Accidentally Shoots Sibling

By Andy Larsen / 02.04.2015

In case you missed it, the most controversial ad of the 2015 Super Bowl wasn’t the sleazy, cheesy Carl’s Jr. “Au Naturel” offering, or T-Mobile’s Kim Kardashian pseudo-spoof, or even that depressing dead kid spot from Nationwide. While all drew their fair share of criticism, the one that generated the most unexpected firestorm comes from…

Back to Basics

By Boelter Lincoln / 01.27.2015

Instead of focusing on the next big trend, hottest technology or newest algorithm, why not redirect that energy and focus on mastering the basics?

Hand Crafted Beer. Poorly Crafted Names.

By Garth Cramer / 01.13.2015

The shame of it is, many of the worst offenders are great beers – beers that would otherwise get a lot more attention.

2015: The “Year of Visual Content” (Again)

By Boelter Lincoln / 01.06.2015

We’ve already experienced this shift towards visual content and visual-based networks, a larger question is, what further innovations will 2015 hold?

Unwrap a Story this Holiday

By Ken Leiviska / 12.17.2014

Tell a good story and the same excitement you have for that product or service can actually be felt by your audience.

My Brand Crush

By Boelter Lincoln / 12.10.2014

Do I have a man crush on Aaron? A little. But it’s greatly outweighed by my brand crush.

The Most Pretentious Man in the World

By Andy Larsen / 11.19.2014

The Dos Equis campaign also lends itself to endless memes and promos on social media, whereas Fortune’s does not. It just lends itself to fire sales.

NOT JUST FOR SELFIES ANYMORE: Snapchat adds advertising

By Danielle Fuentes / 11.11.2014

It won’t be long before we see ads trickling into our Snapchat “Recent Updates” as brands step up to this new challenge.

Generic is so Generic

By Garth Cramer / 11.05.2014

We don’t consume things in blind taste tests. We look at the packaging as we take it off the shelf, we read, we open, we pour.

Gubernatorial Candidates Go Social to Court Millennials

By Boelter Lincoln / 10.28.2014

The majority of these undecided voters could very well be Millennials, so how do you reach and—even more difficult—inspire this unresponsive generation?