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The product and the pendulum

When I was interviewing marketers and CEOs for my first book in 1997, they would tell you that the product didn’t matter anymore – that there were no real product differences still to be had, in fact; it was all about the brand now.
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How to make a sign

There it is, at every entrance to the terminal at LaGuardia, one of the busiest airports in the world: TERMINAL CLOSED
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Toward dumber

If you want to reach more people, if you're measuring audience size, then the mantra of the last twenty years has been simple: make it dumber.
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Letter from South Korea: the history of 'Chaebols'

What comes to your mind when you think of “Korea”?  The Korean War, Samsung, Psy’s “Gangnam Style”, Korean television dramas, or the one and only “Kim Jong-un” in North Korea?
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The Receiving End

The reason for boxing gloves seems obvious enough. To protect the person getting hit. Bare knuckles would obviously do more damage, so the person on the receiving end needs protection. That’s common sense.
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From sub-culture to popular culture: why brands need to get gaming

Of all the different forms of popular culture, gaming is the one of the most full of misconceptions.
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Why you should hire people that DON'T want to work for your company

“Why do you want to work for us?”  It’s received wisdom that a large part of any interview process
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Standing tall: when brands speak out for diversity

In the world of advertising, it’s a generally accepted truth that diversity is, on a whole, lacking.
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Inspired Us: U.N. Women and Tatami rooms

As part of a new content series, we're asking members what's inspired them this month. For August, Creative Culture gave us theirs.
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