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Marketing Strategy
Marketing strategy is the science of designing messages and branding that win. A successful marketing strategy is not a good advertising campaign. Rather, it is a comprehensive marketing identity that knocks the ball out of the park. Accordingly, marketing strategy is one of the most powerful levers of corporate success. To innovate, strategists need a constant influx of new ideas. That's where AD CULT comes into play. Join the cult!

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The most coveted brands are elevated to the status of cultural icons. These brands are desired and embraced into the fabric of our culture. In some cases, they are even tattoed onto flesh. Tools like emotional branding, cool-hunting, and guerilla marketing are often used to enter the consumer psyche. However, these tools by themselves cannot explain the iconic success of cult brands like Apple, Harley Davidson, Guinness, and Nike. The science of cultural branding is one of the most difficult and rewarding concepts in the field of marketing. The creation of a cultural brand is the "Holy Grail" of marketing.

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Chinese Make a Fake Ferrari Chinese Make a Fake Ferrari

It was only a matter of time. You could already get fake Pradas, Guccis, and even Volvos. Now, you can get a fake Ferrari. Finally! wink One of the fake Ferraris was easy to detect because Ferrari had only produced six of the particular models. An organization in China produced a seventh. The EU commission held a press conference to discuss planned crackdowns on counterfeit organizations. [More]



Bagvertising: Buy Crime Book, Get Gun BagBagvertising: Buy Crime Book, Get Gun Bag

"This bag was given when the customer bought a book by Belgium’s most famous crime-writers." The agency was Duval Guillaume Brussels. Check out Brief Blog for more examples of Bagvertising [More]







Bagvertising: Lingerie Shopping Bag Draws AttentionBagvertising: Lingerie Shopping Bag Draws Attention

When properly carried, this new bag makes it look like you're in your underwear. We're not sure who the bag is advertising... Comment if you know. [More]



PickPocket Guerrilla - Fake Hands Placed In Bags by Brussels AirlinesPickPocket Guerrilla - Fake Hands Placed In Bags by Brussels Airlines

Brussels Airlines has resorted to an pickpocketing awareness campaign which involves placing fake plastic hands in un-attended bags. The goal: freak people out and get them to be more careful. The firm LG&F;came up with the idea. Nice. [More]



Consumer Electronics Association Ad Campaign Slams RIAAConsumer Electronics Association Ad Campaign Slams RIAA

Recently, the RIAA has taken the stand that would prevent the public from being able to record digital radio. This time, the consumer agencies are speaking back. The Consumer Electronics Association is taking out advertisements attacking the RIAA, stating, "It's Time the Content Industry Learned t… [More]



Advergame - American Dad Fights Family Guy to Promote DVD ReleaseAdvergame - American Dad Fights Family Guy to Promote DVD Release

Fuel Industries has creates an Advergame of American Dad vs. Family Guy to help launch the American Dad DVD. The use of advergames is an excellent example of viral marketing. "Special moves include Peter lighting his farts on fire and vomitting, Lois decaptitating people, and Roger #####-slaps peo… [More]



Magnetic Paper Advertised by Promoting Social CauseMagnetic Paper Advertised by Promoting Social Cause

Instead of advertising its product, Magnecote Paper chose to USE their product to advertise a social cause. Insteady of placing boring ads about paper, Magnecote ad space is being used to advertise World Bicycle Relief USING magnetic paper for the ads. Hardian's Wall, a Chicago ad agency, recently… [More]



Maserati Opens a North American Driving SchoolMaserati Opens a North American Driving School

If you're a Maserati enthusiast, you'll be enthrawled to know that Maserati is opening a performance car racing school in conjunction with Panoz Racing. Maserati will offer its $1,800 one-day course starting next month. Spring $3,400 for the two-day course, and you'll get to have dinner and accomo… [More]



Da Vinci Code Promo Breaks New Marketing Ground for GoogleDa Vinci Code Promo Breaks New Marketing Ground for Google

Google has teamed with Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Pictures to create a puzzle-themed 24-day contest for the studio's upcoming "Da Vinci Code" film. The program, which lets people opt-in to see contest updates on their personalized Google home pages, exemplifies the publisher's efforts to… [More]



Marketing Flip booksMarketing Flip books

Flippies, a New York based company is bringing back those old flip books. I can remember being a kid trying to make those… unsucessfully. The flip books are actually advertising tools that turn marketing messages into mini commercials. Puma and Proctor & Gamble are just a couple of the big compai… [More]



The Return of Jolt Cola - Hot New PackagingThe Return of Jolt Cola - Hot New Packaging

Once a cult favorite, Jolt Cola looks to use new flavors and technologies to regain their status as the ultimate in alternative cola. Jolt Cola hopes to accomplish this feat with a radical new can design and a whole new array of flavors. The new can design is known as “The Battery Bottle”. The … [More]



India: Massive Market for High-tech ProductsIndia: Massive Market for High-tech Products

Technology companies from the western world should stop thinking of India as a place to dump low-cost, low-tech versions of their products, says one of the country's senior technologists. Ajay Gupta, who leads the Indian labs of Hewlett Packard, argues that India is ready for innovative and high-val… [More]



Presidential Fashion: Comfy SweatersPresidential Fashion: Comfy Sweaters

Bolivia's casually dressed new president has inspired a fashion craze in his country: casual sweaters. Evo Morales became famous during the recent election campaign for wearing a comfortable red, white and blue sweater at public events. Since winning the election, he has stubbornly refused to aban… [More]



Diesel fashion label launches winesDiesel fashion label launches wines

The ultra-fashionable – and ultra-expensive – jeans label Diesel has launched itself into the wine business. Renzo Rosso, founder of the label, presented three new wines at Vinitaly earlier this month. At over £100 a bottle in restaurants, they will be as reassuringly pricey as a pair of Diese… [More]



Schering Bangkok - Crying Garbage Can Ad Campaign for Birth ControlSchering Bangkok - Crying Garbage Can Ad Campaign for Birth Control

A new ad for birth control in Bangkok features a crying garbage can. If you open the gargage can to see if it is a baby, you see an add for the birth control. Shocking and intrigueing. [More]



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