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Why Your Product Needs a Battle Card

Many B2B product companies I work with use battle cards. Basically, cheat sheets that outline competitive intelligence, pricing strategies, and objection handling. Consumer brands rarely create them. They should. Of

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Marketing When Your Hands Are Tied

Cheetos just went and launched a marketing campaign that 99% of its customers won’t fully understand. And THAT’S pretty much the point. They challenged professional font designers to create a typeface

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AI Meets the Kitchen Counter

SharkNinja makes the kind of products you probably have in your home right now. A robot vacuum cleaner. An air fryer. Maybe that amazing blender you got for Christmas. You might

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The “Ugly Ad” Trap

You’ve seen them everywhere lately. Brown italic fonts. Shaky camera work. “Authentic” lookin’ steamy mess. Max cringe. The “ugly ad” trend started a while back and is still rampant. Meta

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Dig Deeper: The Why Game

Ever ask a kid why they want something? Their first answer is never the real reason. “Why do you want that toy?” “Because it’s COOL!” “Why is it cool?” “Because

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Makin’ Up Words That Sell

I’ve been working with a client to name a piece of proprietary hardware technology. We need to call it something memorable. Something competitors can’t easily copy. Most importantly, we need

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