I like my ice cream social justice flavored.
Is flavor alone enough to build brand loyalty?
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/14kIIEcgps6hqm2GK_nqOzS_j0MFHGIDc3SAM_p3Ua7E/edit?usp=sharing
(more…)But I like the mall 🙁
Are malls actually a dying breed? Let’s talk about it!
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SOURCES
https://www.newsweek.com/map-cities-malls-dying-online-shopping-2090968
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2025/03/28/abandoned-closed-malls-across-america/82705030007/
The Death (and Revival?) of the American Mall
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/09/americas-dying-shopping-malls-have-surprising-rebound-in-store.html
https://capitaloneshopping.com/research/mall-closure-statistics/
https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/econ_focus/2022/q3_economic_history
Picture sources:
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2015/11/17/former-st-louis-mills-mall-gets-interest-at.html
America’s First Indoor Shopping Mall: Southdale(more…)
I haven’t done my own stunts for a long time.
You’ve heard of stunt men, but what about stunt marketing?
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Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gl5wHRTfGmeIDz0O8KwfrkNr_w93X2PPxVPFBWuz_48/edit?usp=sharing
(more…)The attempted murder on children was pretty bad, but at least he had good marketing!
Sometimes truth is better than fiction!
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SOURCES
https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/10/15/we-people-st-louis-chocolate-legacy-continues-family-merges-two-historic-companies/
https://www.chocolatechocolate.com/pages/about-us
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/charlie-vs-the-chocolate-factory-release-date-photos
(more…)Something something, war of the nerds.
It may have worked for somethings in the past, but will it work this time?
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SOURCES
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/star-wars-marvel-hope-assembles-crossover-comic-series-january-2027 Godzilla vs
Charles Barkley TV commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35pNPq0HkG0
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Godzilla_(Earth-616)
https://thecmo.com/brand-communications/brand-collaboration-examples/
https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0169486EN/louis-vuitton-creates-tailor-made-luggage-for-the-bmw-i8-forward-looking-travel-bags-for-progressive-driving-made-from-carbon-fibre
Red Bull Statos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOoHArAzdug
https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/crocs-touchland-collaboration-hand-sanitizer-shop-1236021975/
https://www.unilever.com/news/news-search/2025/doves-crumbl-collaboration-wins-a-new-generation-of-socialfirst-shoppers/
Picture sources: https://godzilla.com/blogs/news/godzilla-vs-marvel-comics https://docmanhattan.blogspot.com/2024/02/godzilla-vs-charles-barkley.html
(more…)This may be the closest thing to a marketing crystal ball.
And it doesn’t even need aliens!
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SOURCES
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-to-drink-water?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
https://archive.org/details/spacemerchants0000unse
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/392566.The_Space_Merchants
CBS Radio Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we4vWGqrJ2I
(more…)I feel like there’s a book about this…
Remember to vote with your wallet!
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SOURCES
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057/s41272-025-00537-6.pdf
http://link.springer.com/10.1057/s41272-024-00509-2
https://education.ti.com/en/purchase/where-to-buy?category=ti-84-plus-ce
(more…)Maybe YOU’RE the robot?
Is a new age of advertising upon us?
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SOURCES
https://digiday.com/media/time-has-started-serving-ads-to-ai-agents/
https://digiday.com/media/wtf-is-markdown-for-ai-agents/
About Us
https://vercel.com/blog/the-rise-of-the-ai-crawler
https://siteefy.com/how-many-websites-are-there/
https://www.semrush.com/website/time.com/overview/
https://time.com/article/2026/08/05/jeanine-john-taele-arrested-charged-gun-trump-golf-club-california/
(more…)All you gotta do is listen!
St. Louis is rich in history, and that can make the city marketable!
This month, our plug is Heat Up St. Louis! If you would like to donate, please visit their site at https://heatupstlouis.org/
SOURCES
https://www.enjoymtvernon.com/see-do/art-history/art-in-the-city/#
https://www.history.com/articles/stl-gateway-arch-design
(more…)And to think the argument started with monkeys.
It may not work the way you think!
SOURCES
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2024/06/11/success-kid-copyright-fair-use-and-memes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_selfie_copyright_dispute
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/who-owns-ai-intellectual-property
https://www.vice.com/en/article/monkey-selfie-david-slater-peta-lawsuit-movie-vgtrn/
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260414-the-monkey-selfie-that-predicted-the-ai-age
https://copyrightlately.com/thaler-is-dead-ai-copyright-questions
https://imagination-engines.com/founder.html
David J. Slater’s gallery – http://www.djsphotography.co.uk/Welcome.htm
http://www.djsphotography.co.uk/Tropical%20Forests/Sulawesi%20Macaques.htm
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