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If you haven’t seen Dawn’s TV commercial “Wash Away,” then check it out below. This spot is terrific and makes a statement without really saying much. It says a lot about the Dawn brand and made a connection with me. I love their use of music to create mood.
Not only is the commercial great, but [...]

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Are you familiar with Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps? I’ve been loyal to this brand since the late 70’s – when it was a counterculture staple. It amazes me that it has maintained its relevance and popularity over the years. It is perhaps best known for its cluttered labels that feature the most minute lines of [...]

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Not only are kids today growing up with enhanced computer literacy and a fondness for social media, they are also being immersed in the philosophy of being green. I see this almost daily with my 10-year-old daughter. Green messaging is everywhere, in almost everything she reads. Often in her weekly reading assignments in “Time (Magazine) [...]

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Okay, Tide isn’t the only one looking to connect with consumers by promoting philanthropy this holiday season. (See earlier post about Tide’s “Loads of Hope” promotion.) In my MediaPost Marketing Daily on Monday, there was a story about Subaru’s new “Share the Love” campaign that will run through the beginning of January. Customers who buy [...]

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Have you seen TV commercials for Tide’s Loads of Hope promotion. Essentially, you can buy a Tide vintage logo T-shirt on their website and the proceeds of the sale support Tide’s efforts to help disaster victims. Here’s how Tide describes the effort on their website:
Tide Loads of Hope helps in the crucial days, weeks and [...]

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In yesterday’s MediaPost Marketing Daily, there was an article titled “Green Banking Builds Consumer Connections.” This article does a great job of describing how banks are turning to echo branding, the notion of connecting through your customers’ values, to re-engage consumers who have been put off by the recent events on Wall Street. In short, [...]

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You may have noticed in your neighborhood Starbucks location a POP display containing small square pamphlets. Every Thursday, Starbucks distributes a new issue of The Good Sheet. This non-partisan series of small publications explores major issues facing the electorate as we prepare to cast our votes in November. The expressed goal of the Good Sheet [...]

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In my Marketing Daily: Around the Net in Brand Marketing email blast this morning, there is a small piece about a new book titled Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are. The book is by New York Times Magazine columnist Rob Walker. USA Today has a review of the [...]

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In this fast-paced, over-commercialized, high-speed world of cell phones, email, the Internet and PDAs, people are looking for meaning in places they haven’t in the past. One example is their desire to connect with the products they use in a real and meaningful way. For many of today’s consumers, the products and services they select [...]

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If you’ve been watching the Beijing Olympics on television, you’ve probably seen commercials for Liberty Mutual Insurance. Liberty Mutual’s ‘Responsibility’ advertising campaign is a wonderful example of echo branding – where companies create a brand experience and messaging that reflects shared values with their target audience. In this day of ever increasing insurance premiums, imagine [...]

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