Bumble Bet on Realness When the Category Was Running on Fake.
Dating apps have a marketing problem that is also, at its core, a product problem. They need to convince you that their platform leads to …
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Vaseline: Let the Internet Write the Brief
In March 2025, Vaseline’s marketing team did something that most brand managers would find professionally terrifying: they handed the creative brief to TikTok. Not literally. …
Andrex “Get Comfortable”: How a Toilet Roll Brand Made the Office Poo a Cultural Moment
Some brands chase “talkability” like it’s a KPI you can buy in bulk. Andrex took the opposite route: it found a truth that was already …
Balls Over Pods: How CoffeeB Is Challenging the Glamour of Capsule Coffee
The coffee category is one of advertising’s most theatrical arenas. Hollywood celebrities lounging in monochrome boutiques, hushed voiceovers about provenance and craft, flagship stores designed …
Bleed for Your Club: How Norway’s “Blood League” Turned Football Rivalry into a Life-Saving Campaign
The creative agency Morgenstern AS (Oslo) was brought in to find a new entry point. Their starting observation was cultural rather than demographic: Norwegian football …
How Tourism New Zealand’s “Find Your 100%” Campaign Reinvents a Legacy Brand for the Modern Traveller
In an era when destination marketing must juggle authenticity, sustainability and deep emotional connection, the latest iteration of Tourism New Zealand’s long-running “100% Pure New …
The $75 Million Blunder: How One Political Ad From Ontario Torpedoed a Geopolitical Trade Relationship
Political advertising is defined by high risk and higher stakes. Yet, few campaigns have produced a strategic blowback as immediate, absolute, and economically devastating as …
What Huck Santa’s Job Hunt Can Teach Us About Seasonal Branding & Campaign Timing
What if Santa Claus flipped his résumé and applied for jobs? That’s exactly the playful twist SEEK and Droga5 ANZ have brought to life in …
When Wordplay Goes Wrong: How American Eagle’s “Great Jeans” Campaign Sparked a Viral Controversy
Advertising—like life—is a high‑wire act. Tread carefully, and your brand shines; wander a sentence too far, and suddenly you’re cancel‑culture‘s favorite punching bag. That’s exactly …
When Your Slogan Goes Viral: How Jet2 Turned a Meme into Marketing Gold
If someone had told you five years ago that a straightforward holiday jingle would become the unofficial anthem of TikTok, you might’ve laughed them off. …