Differentiation Gets Freaky: Why Playing It Safe Doesn’t Cut It Anymore
Here is a good article that helps drive home a fundamental marketing concept—differentiation. “How Weird Wins” (Fast Company, November 11, 2025) argues that in today’s…

Here is a good article that helps drive home a fundamental marketing concept—differentiation. “How Weird Wins” (Fast Company, November 11, 2025) argues that in today’s…

This Sherwood News article, “The ‘kidulting’ economy is still booming as more grown-ups yearn for playtime,” (September 24, 2025), highlights the surging success of brands…

“OpenAI Wants Brands to Allow Their Mascots to Appear in Gen AI Videos” (The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2025) should they? OpenAI’s new Sora…

There has been a lot of activity around using AI to help people shop. This space is still emerging, so it could be ripe for…

Athletic apparel and technology resonate with many of our students. Thus, this article from the Wall Street Journal, “The Evolution of the Running Shoe and…

Now for a positive take on the implications of AI on marketing practice. This article, “Stop Worrying About AI Taking Your Marketing Job — and…

What is good marketing? Good marketing connects what people need or value with what a company has to offer. It has a customer focus and…

When Gary Vaynerchuk talks about marketing, I listen. He has his critics. But I think at its core, “Gary Vee” gives pretty good, if often…

This is a short article, “How Unilever Used AI to Make Soap Go Viral,” (Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2025), but it can be used…