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The Marketer’s Storybook: Pranks, Pickles & Power Plays — April Fools’ Brand Moves + Marketing That Actually Matters

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This week, brands are getting cheeky, chaotic, and surprisingly clever. From Duolingo’s banana-peel facials to Estée Lauder duping sleep itself, marketers embraced the weird, the wild, and the wonderfully strategic. April Fools’ Day saw brands go all-in with pranks so good, some became real products (Duolingo cruise, anyone?). Meanwhile, Eventbrite is making search ads on

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The Marketer’s Storybook: The Silver Influencer Boom, AI vs. Fried Chicken, and the Battle for TikTok

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This week’s newsletter starts with not one but TWO exciting announcements! 1) I am speaking at The Intersection of Creative & Commerce on TikTok event hosted by Threepipe Reply on Wednesday, March 26 in London. Come join us for a great event: https://threepipereply.com/news-insights/event-creative-commerce-on-tiktok/ 2) My podcast interview on Perception Paradox with Zivile (Zivi) Ein just

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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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The Marketer’s Storybook: Marketing’s Big Game, Beauty Moves, and a Dead Owl

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It’s been freezing cold in London, but somehow, I still managed to play tennis outside (yes, I am obsessed!). It never ceases to amaze me that people in London play tennis year-round outside. Apparently, I’ve become one of them! I also had friends visiting from Boston over the weekend, which meant a lot of steps

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The Marketer’s Storybook: A Week of Speaking, Super Bowl Storytelling, And Snacking On Cricket

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I just returned from Riga, Latvia, where I had the honor of speak at TechChill about Storytelling in a Crisis. I am putting the finishing touches on a blog post about my talk, so make sure you’re following me on LinkedIn as it will be posted in the next week or so. I also had

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