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Mark Vandegrift and Lorraine Kessler discuss advertising, public relations, sales, positioning, branding, and more in this podcast designed for those who want to do a deep dive into the world of marketing. Mark and Lorraine discuss the psychology of what makes great brands. They break down the details of the good moves and some really bad moves by brands big and small. It's like a play-by-play of what went right, or what went wrong.
If you're in the world of marketing, learn tips and tricks that will help you develop a new brand, from finding and focusing on a position, dramatizing that position in the marketplace, and distributing through the wide, wide world of media. With a combined 80 years of marketing experience, both Mark and Lorraine provide insights on campaigns they've led or seen others lead.
All gloves are off when it comes to their take on great strategic marketing moves and those that might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but later flopped. No matter what part of marketing interests you, there'll be something for everyone as we cover positioning strategy, branding, creative dramatization, media selection, sales techniques, analytics, and less discussed parts of the spectrum such as distribution and growth strategies. You can be a strategist, a copywriter, an art director, a web developer, a digital marketing specialist, a sales person, an SEO specialist, and pretty much anything else in the advertising world and you'll find something on the Brand Shorthand podcast that interests you.
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Marketing Strategies for AEO, SEO, and GEO
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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The Symbiosis of SEO and Content feat. Jim Cyphert
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Advertising
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Leveraging your CRM Platform feat. Carson Brown
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Unhinged Marketing Campaigns
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Playing to Win in Brand Rivalries
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May 26, 2026 |
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Campaign Catch Up!
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May 11, 2026 |
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Go-To-Market Plan feat. Tony Bell
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Brand Shorthand’s 100th Episode
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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True Crime Podcasts and the Power of Positioning - Part 2
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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True Crime Podcast - A News Niche that is Community-Driven and Addictive
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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PR News Updates feat. Merce Brown
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Super Bowl LX Ad Panel
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Season #4 Kickoff
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Brand Shorthand Season #3 Wrap-Up
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Digital Accessibility with Expert James Warnken - Part 2
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Digital Accessibility with Expert James Warnken - Part 1
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Kraft Heinz Splits Into Two Companies
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Sports Advertising Is In Season!
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Multi-Channel Marketing (feat. Tony Bell)
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Cracker Barrel’s Brand Gone Bland
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Sydney Sweeney’s Controversial “My Jeans (Genes)” Commercial
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Innis Maggiore and FranSource - A Match Made in… Marketing
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Walmart’s “Who Knew?” Campaign
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Non-Traditional Marketing Campaigns
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Brand Identity Roundtable ft. Innis Maggiore's Creative Team
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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The Rise of Reddit in Search Rankings
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Human Creativity vs AI
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Traditional vs Digital Advertising. Which Outdoor Advertising Works For You?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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The Year of the Independent Ad Agency
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Crispy Chicken Nuggets and Cordless Power Tools
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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We Told You So…Bad Brand Moves
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Creative Talk with art and video director, Alicia Jordan
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Effectiveness vs. Efficiency
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May 19, 2025 |
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A Positionist View on Nine Timeless Marketing Quotes
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May 12, 2025 |
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The Over-Saturation of Celebrity Marketing
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May 05, 2025 |
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Generational Marketing
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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AI Versus the Customer Experience
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Southwest Airlines and The Low-Price Position
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Programmatic Advertising (feat. Alyssa Laubacher and Lauren Moses)
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Brand Advertising
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Battle of the Prebiotic Sodas
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Brands Venturing into the World of Entertainment
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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The Zeigarnik Effect
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Super Bowl Ads Review - Part 2
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Super Bowl Ads Review - Part 1
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Season #3 Kickoff
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Brand Shorthand Season #2 Wrap-Up
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Sensory Branding - Marketing Beyond Sight
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Calvin Holston - Smeeple - Part 2
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Calvin Holston - Smeeple - Part 1
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Brand vs Bland: Homogenizing the Market
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Line Extensions and Brand Implosions
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Crisis Management (feat. Merce Brown)
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Liquid Death: Strange Promotions and Advertising that Works
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Cult Branding
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Brand Refreshes vs Brand New Logos
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Boycotts, Baby!
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Makers, Curators, and Sneakers
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Dr. Pepper Rises to #2 - What Went Right?
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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A Pirate and a Shark - Brands Doing It Right
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Pepsi Loses #2 Position - What Went Wrong?!?
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Mike DeVilling - The Value of Public Relations
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Positioning for Professionals - Exploding Myths Part 3
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Positioning for Professionals - Exploding Myths Part 2
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Positioning for Professionals - Exploding Myths Part 1
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Designing a New Category - Part 2
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May 20, 2024 |
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Designing a New Category - Part 1
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May 13, 2024 |
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Mike Gallina - Aultman and AultCare In Your Community
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Small Brands. Real Results.
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Marketing During a Recession
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Big Brands. Big Trouble. Part 3.
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Big Brands. Big Trouble. Part 2.
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Big Brands. Big Trouble. Part 1.
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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A Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - Experiential Marketing
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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A Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - The Rise of Branding
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Dr. Scott Powell - Part 2: Positioning Grove City College
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Dr. Scott Powell - Part 1: Positioning Grove City College
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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A Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - The Rise of B2B Marketing
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Super Bowl Ad Winners - Special Extended Episode
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Super Bowl Ad Preview and a Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - The Rise of Transactional Media
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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A Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - Technology and Targeting
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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A Look Back on 50 Years of Advertising - Media Proliferation
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Brand Shorthand Season #1 Wrap-up
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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The Wizard of Ads Interview – Roy H. Williams (Part 3)
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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The Wizard of Ads Interview – Roy H. Williams (Part 2)
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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The Wizard of Ads Interview – Roy H. Williams (Part 1)
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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How Positioning Impacts All Marketing Disciplines
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Ways to Differentiate: Low Price
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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The Wizard of Ads
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Ways to Differentiate: How a Product is Made
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Obvious Adams and In Search of the Obvious
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Ways to Differentiate: Preference + Influencer Marketing
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Why Most Ads Don't Work (a nod to Roy Williams, the Wizard of Ads)
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Ways to Differentiate: Being First to Mind with a New Idea + Overstock.com
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Barbie. X. Brand Shorthand
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Ways to Differentiate: Heritage
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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How Positioning Impacts Sales
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Ways to Differentiate: The Market Specialist
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Re-positioning a Brand
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Ways to Differentiate a Brand: Leadership
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Ways to Differentiate a Brand: Owning an Attribute
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Q&A Session: Positioning. Values...and Adver-tainment
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Immutable Forces, Immutable Laws ... and Bad Brand Behavior
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Perception, Exclusivity ... and Focus
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May 29, 2023 |
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Media Strategy, Media Proliferation ... and Miller Lite
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May 22, 2023 |
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Some Winners, Some Losers ... and Bud Light
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May 15, 2023 |
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A Position, A Brand ... A Shorthand
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May 10, 2023 |