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How Brooks Nader’s Wimbledon-Season Wardrobe Malfunction Became the Blueprint for Modern PR

When Brooks Nader's courtside period mishap went viral, most brands would have waited out the news cycle. ABMC didn't. Within days, Nader was on a red carpet for U by Kotex, transforming an embarrassing moment into $12 million in earned media. With Wimbledon underway, the campaign is a case study in how the establishment of modern marketing now runs on hours, not quarters, and why the brands willing to move fastest are the ones that get remembered.

By Alison Brod

Chris Kempczinski’s Viral Burger Bite Shows the Limits of CEO Authenticity

A viral Big Arch Burger clip puts McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski at the center of a debate over whether corporate leaders should perform authenticity on social media.

By Rachel Curry

The Global Branding Trap CEOs Keep Falling Into

Geoff Cook, a partner at Base Design and the creative mind behind branding work for MoMA QNS, MILK, NeueHouse, JFK Terminal 4 and other cultural landmarks, examines why global brands continue to stumble when they rely too heavily on A.I.-driven, centralized strategy. Cook argues that even in an A.I.-accelerated world, success still depends on local insight, lived experience and teams empowered to act within their own markets.

By Geoff Cook

How Netflix used Coupons to Become a $70 Billion Company, and How You Can Do It Too

By Daniel Rodic

Successful Marketers Don’t Jump on New Trends—They Build on Heritage

By Jeri Smith

How Spam Became One of the Most Iconic American Brands of All Time

By Ayalla A. Ruvio

Freelancers: Five Steps to Write a Cold Email That Converts New Clients

By Ryan Robinson

Do Happy Faces or Sad Faces Raise More Money?

By Xiaoxia Cao

9 Steps to Validate a Business Idea in 30 Days With Less Than $500

By Ryan Robinson

The Three Steps You Can Take To Dominate Your Market

By W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne

Blame Fyre Festival Fail for Impending Downfall of the Influencer

By Lisa Schmeiser

Case Study: How to Launch a Top 10 New York Times Best Seller

By Tim Grahl

The Death of LinkedIn

By Jaakko Paalanen

How Companies Like United and Wells Fargo Can Win Back Consumer Trust

By John Hauser

Fix These Five Things That Are Costing Your Business Money

By Tomas Laurinavicius

Exposing The Guy Who Stole My Viral Article and Why This May Concern You

By Zdravko Cvijetic

There Was Nothing Wrong With Kendall Jenner’s Pepsi Ad

By Micah Halpern

Facial Recognition Is Increasingly Common, But How Does It Work?

By Jessica Gabel Cino

The Most Successful People Do These 17 Surprising Things

By Larry Kim

This Is How Minecraft Irreversibly Changed Gaming—With Zero Funds for Marketing

By Ryan Williams

What Radio Shack’s Downfall Can Teach CMOs About Brand Death

By Kathleen Coll

Why Sears Is Failing

By Douglas Ritter

Super Bowl Advertising 2017: Winners, Losers and Lecturers

By Jeri Smith

The Real Deflategate: Year After Year, Most Super Bowl Ads Fail

By Jeri Smith

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