A rebrand unraveled by bot-driven outrage. Here’s what it shows about brand risk, trust and the emotional stakes driving B2B marketing. Scott Gillum on November 21, 2025 Now that the dust has settled, the branding agency fired and the old brand restored, it’s a good time to look at what really happened with the … Continue reading The real story behind Cracker Barrel’s rebrand — and why it matters for B2B brands
MMA’s Brand As Performance Framework Should Give Marketers Relief by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, October 2, 2025 The Brand as Performance (BaP) framework finally gives marketers a tool to “stop defending their budgets — and start demonstrating their real-world impact,” according to a white paper released Thursday by TransUnion. The whitepaper, Brand as Performance: … Continue reading MMA’s Brand As Performance Framework Should Give Marketers Relief
March 22, 2025 How brands can learn to tap into the power of fandoms BY Jocelyn Mintz Cultivating a loyal fan base is every brand’s dream. So why not take a page out of the book of companies that have made fandom the foundation of their business? Earlier this month at the Fast Company Grill at … Continue reading How brands can learn to tap into the power of fandoms
June 29, 2024 Verizon’s new CMO Leslie Berland wants to make sure you can hear the brand now When Verizon’s former chief marketing officer, Diego Scotti, left the company last May after almost nine years, the company needed to find a marketer who could match his penchant for big creative swings, but also allow the … Continue reading Verizon’s new CMO Leslie Berland wants to make sure you can hear the brand now
May 24, 2024 Loewe and On’s new hybrid logo proves brand rules are meant to be broken The luxury brands collaborated on a new capsule collection, cleverly creating a novel logo in the process. BY Hunter Schwarz A brand’s logo is a precious thing, not to be twisted, put against the wrong backdrop, or altered in … Continue reading Loewe and On’s new hybrid logo proves brand rules are meant to be broken
Brands Wasting Millions Of Dollars On Made-For-Advertising Sites by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 13, 2024 Adalytics, a crowdsourced advertising performance optimization platform, believes hundreds of major advertisers — including many affiliated with the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) — have unknowingly placed ads on Made For Advertising (MFA) sites, which are created for profit … Continue reading Brands Wasting Millions Of Dollars On Made-For-Advertising Sites
74% of customers will be reaching out to brands over social. Here’s where they’ll be and why, according to a new Sprout Social study. Chris Wood on October 24, 2023 Chances are, brands will be hearing from customers on social this holiday season. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of consumers say they’re likely to reach out to … Continue reading How consumers are contacting brands on social media this holidays
By Margaret Andersen We’re living in over-branded times. Maybe you’ve noticed it: the fancy olive oil, the prestige beans, the tinned fish (so much tinned fish!). Recent years have seen a packaging renaissance, where even the most mundane of products now sport labels designed to grab—and keep—consumers’ attention. [Photo: Graza] Nowhere is that more … Continue reading DTC brands are giving pantry staples a high-design makeover, and it’s paying off
By Jeff Beer September 03, 2023 marketing innovation The Golden Mahseer is not only a sacred fish and national symbol in the kingdom of Bhutan, but also incredibly elusive. A new short documentary chronicles fly-fisherman and guide Oliver White’s travels to the country to find one, and how it embodies his approach to life. … Continue reading Yeti’s CEO opens up about his low-and-slow approach to building a brand to last a lifetime
By Michael Grothaus July 14, 2023 Though Threads has existed for barely a week, the new social media platform is by some measures already a resounding success for Meta. Within five days, Threads garnered 100 million users—the fastest-growing user base in history. But Threads also seems to be a win for brands, at least … Continue reading Top brands are getting more engagement on Threads than on identical posts for Twitter: report
