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The Marketer’s Storybook: From Spokesnuts to Spicy Regrets – And a Scented Slice of Marketing Genius

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This week, brands are making bold, bizarre, and brilliant moves. Blue Diamond’s spokesnut is hitting the road (and posting thought leadership on LinkedIn), while KFC Netherlands leans into post-spicy-food regret for a hilarious campaign. Meanwhile, Lidl becomes the first supermarket to sell on TikTok Shop, Little Sleepies’ heartfelt ad reminds us why childhood is magical,

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How Top Companies Launched On Threads – And What You Can Learn From Them

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With the social media world buzzing about the launch of Threads on July 5, 2023, brands are among the reported 100 million new accounts (and counting!) rushing to create a presence on the hot new platform. As a longtime social media leader, I am no stranger to launching global brands on new platforms. When I

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How Much Should You Experiment With Your Content?

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How much should you experiment with your content? In this Productivity Mastery podcast episode with Stoyan Yankov, I share why companies should allocate a percentage of their content calendar to experimental content and embrace a “test, learn, optimize, repeat” process. Sounds simple, yet so many companies “set it and forget it” with their content or

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The UK’s New COVID-19 Alert System Likened to Nando’s famous Peri-Ometer

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On Sunday, May 10, Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, announced the country’s next steps for COVID-19. As part of the presentation, the Prime Minister introduced a new color-coded COVID-19 alert system. Little did the PM know that the internet would liken it to Nando’s famous Peri-Ometer! Nando’s is a popular fast-casual restaurant, with locations

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