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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!


Cultural Branding

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, new, 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.


Innovative New Ads

There are mavericks in the world who take ads seriously. Motivated by a fervent desire to discover tomorrow, these individuals are constantly searching for the next great ad. Employed in design, art, media, strategy, and marketing ad mavens set the rhythm for the pulse of pop culture.


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Nokia 8800 Aston Martin Edition Nokia 8800 Aston Martin Edition

Continuing the co-branding with luxury car brands, Nokia introduces the N8800 Aston Martin phone. "While Asus is pondering whether to produce a Lamborghini-branded phone, Nokia beaten it to the finish line with a Aston Martin version of its Nokia 8800 handset. Like the cars, it's not cheap - Aston Martin wants a whopping £940 ($1,640/€1,353) for… [More]



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A Guerilla ad agency named Grey has launched a ad campaign for Childcare India. The ads feature cut outs of homeless children on the glass of store windows. The aim is to help 20 million indian children… [More]



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Apple is launching a new Midtown Manhatten Apple Store. Here's the catch: it's open 24 hours a day x 7 days per week. Apple recently lifted the big tarp to reveal the structure of the 25,000 square foot… [More]



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A front-page article in the Wall Street Journal recently cited the on-screen brand choices of two movie stars—Steve Martin driving a Mercedes Benz S-Class sedan in Shopgirl and Matthew Broderick driving… [More]



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Quebec ad agency Carte Blance has launched an S & M themed campaign to promote laser hair removal. The ads vividly convey that laser hair removal is a less painless endeavour than waxing. The ads are… [More]



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