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The business of fashion blogging

Is it shocking to you if I tell you that a blogger can earn as much as $7.5 million a year for sharing fashion stories? Chiara Ferragni, the 27-year old Italian who runs the blog The Blonde Salad is reportedly making … Continue reading

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How RFID changed Festivals Forever

Who doesn’t love a good live event? Concerts. Ball Games. County Fairs. They’re all fun, but the part that really puts the magic in live events for me is the sense of collective identity that emerges from these experiences. Some … Continue reading

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The warfare marketing.

Guerrilla is a Spanish word, which means a battle fought by small army against a giant military. It depicts the practice of using forceful measures to accomplish philosophies practiced by a category of people . A guerrilla fighter will always have … Continue reading

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Instagram… Creating a world of envy?

I’ve never been a fan of social media. I find it to be a nuisance. Too many times friends have stopped me from consuming my food just so that they could spend five minutes attempting to find the perfect angle. … Continue reading

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Surge of Brand Loyalty

What does a brand mean to you? Does it help you choose a product over another? Does it help you express something? Or does it help you remember a past memory? The recent rerelease of Coca-Cola’s Surge demonstrates a successful … Continue reading

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Feminism and Integrated Marketing: When Poise and Power Meet in the Public Marketplace of Ideas

(Source: Google Images) (Source: Twitter) Celebrities Emma Watson and Beyonce sparked public dialogue, recently, with references to feminism. For example, last month (August), Bey performed at the MTV Video Music Awards with the giant term FEMINIST projected onto the backdrop … Continue reading

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Midwest and McDonald’s “Badvocacy”

I’m currently in Wisconsin spending time with family. I grew up in Wisconsin but have lived in Los Angeles for about 5 years now. It’s always a joy to go back during the Fall and see the leaves changing colors … Continue reading

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Made to stick in a good way

New York Times bestseller, Heath brothers’ Made to Stick, inspires me in many ways as and beyond a marketer. Its SUCCESs model, referring to create a simple unexpected concrete credentialed emotional story, is also extremely helpful for creatives to generate … Continue reading

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Do you want to hear a story or help create a story?

David Bertowitz recently wrote an article in Advertising Age that raises the question: Are the storytelling ways of marketers coming to an end in favor of becoming a “story maker”? My answer: no. I don’t believe that storytelling is coming … Continue reading

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