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Value Proposition cartoon

the value proposition and lessons from higher education

“Universities are no longer nonprofits, but the highest-gross-margin luxury brands in the world,” NYU Professor Scott Galloway wrote recently. Professor Galloway has been exploring the crisis of higher education in the U.S. lately, accelerated by the pandemic.  Of all the wrecking ball implications of Covid-19 on brands, the impact on higher education is one of the most dramatic.  And as…

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Facebook Ad Boycott cartoon

facebook ad boycott and 10+ years of facebook cartoons

“The way you allocate your media spend, where you put your ads, talks about your company.  We moved from brand safety to, I think, societal safety.” This is the perspective of Stephan Loerke, CEO of the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), in response to the growing Facebook ad boycott by big brands. WFA members represent 90% of global marketing communication…

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strategic options in a recession

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”   This was Mike Tyson’s famous response when asked by a reporter if he was worried about Evander Holyfield’s boxing fight plan. I think it also applies to the best laid 2020 strategic marketing plans. Mark Ritson shared in an insightful MarketingWeek webinar that brands now find themselves in…

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Zoom Fatigue cartoon

zoom fatigue

“Zoom fatigue has me wanting a landline and a rotary phone,” Tammy Sun, Founder and CEO of Carrot, shared recently. Tammy spends 9 out of every 10 conversations on Zoom, 6 days a week. All meetings have started to default to video conferencing.  As have family reunions, happy hours, workouts, webinars, and just about every other social interaction. Zoom has…

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Hashtag Activism cartoon

Brands, Hashtag Activism, and a Time for Real Reflection

”Now is not the time to be silent, neither is it the time to jump on a bandwagon. It’s a time for real reflection and care with regards to how a brand and its leaders stand by the black community at this time and move forward with real steps to end racism and injustice globally and not only on the…

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brands on TikTok

As more marketers jump on the TikTok bandwagon, Melissa Eshaghbeigi, strategist at design agency Jam3, observed: “It’s possible for you to create that brand moment you’re looking for, but it’s also possible that you’ll cause a cringe reaction from everyone watching.” TikTok is catnip for marketing plans right now: record app downloads, access to Generation Z, high engagement, and people…

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The New Normal cartoon

the new normal

A cafe in northeast Germany implemented a quirky new policy to encourage physical distancing as they re-open.  Cafe & Konditorei Rothe is asking customers to put on colorful hats made out of swimming pool noodles that stick out several feet in all directions. I think the image of customers wearing swimming pool noodle hats is emblematic of “business as unusual.”…

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Tom Fishburne is the Founder and CEO of Marketoonist, a content marketing studio that helps businesses reach their audiences with cartoons.

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