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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, 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.


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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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YouTube Clothing Campaigns - Kelly’s ‘What R U Guys Talking About?’ for Marshalls (VIDEO) YouTube Clothing Campaigns - Kelly’s ‘What R U Guys Talking About?’ for Marshalls (VIDEO)

Liam Sullivan has teamed up with Marshalls (TJX Companies) to create a 4-minute YouTube video to promote the store's new store-within-a-store called the CUBE. This is not Sullivan's first video; the 35-year-old… [More]



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Swings tend to bring out the kid in anyone, even the most serious of adults can't help but laugh when they get that rush from shooting their toes into the air as their hair is whipped back. Now imagine… [More]









Beach Fun Ads - Allen Cox Gets Aquatic For Spring/Summer 2009 (GALLERY)Beach Fun Ads - Allen Cox Gets Aquatic For Spring/Summer 2009 (GALLERY)

Allen Cox celebrates summer fun in their Spring/Summer 2009 ad campaign. The campaign features models André Ziehe and David Fair frolicking on a beautiful beach with a sexy female model. Aquatic themes… [More]



Animalistic Advertising - “Bock Auf Neues” Campaign Uses a Real Ram For Creativity (GALLERY)Animalistic Advertising - “Bock Auf Neues” Campaign Uses a Real Ram For Creativity (GALLERY)

An offbeat campaign surprised the guests of the annual Award Show of the Art Directors Club in Berlin, Germany on April 25, 2009. A real life ram promoted the unconventional mission of the agency, Future:headz,… [More]



Giant Razorblades - Huge Gillette Razors Smooth Ice on Back of a Zamboni (GALLERY)Giant Razorblades - Huge Gillette Razors Smooth Ice on Back of a Zamboni (GALLERY)

This creative campaign is an absolute stroke of genius from the guys who look after Gillette razors. They attached giant a Gillette shaving razors to a Zamboni (ice polishing machine) to give the effect… [More]



Canary Yellow Phones - £1000 Limited Edition BlackBerry Bold from Selfridges (GALLERY)Canary Yellow Phones - £1000 Limited Edition BlackBerry Bold from Selfridges (GALLERY)

If you've always wanted a canary yellow mobile phone, the Selfridges BlackBerry Bold will finally make your dream come true... but it'll cost you. The £1000 (about $1,500 U.S.) limited edition Selfridges… [More]



Living Greeting Cards - The Animal Dub Chorus Welcomes German Art Directors (GALLERY)Living Greeting Cards - The Animal Dub Chorus Welcomes German Art Directors (GALLERY)

The agency future:headz created a mixture of dub sounds and animal voices called the Animal Dub Chorus (another ADC). The unconventional beat became a live animated greeting card for all the guests attending… [More]



Faking PDA - Dolls Encourage Advertisers to “Make Love Not Awards” (GALLERY)Faking PDA - Dolls Encourage Advertisers to “Make Love Not Awards” (GALLERY)

Two dummies pretending to have sex on the streets were staged as part of a guerrilla campaign titled, “Make love not Awards.’ They were placed around Germany’s capital to make a statement to guests of… [More]



Burlesque Endorsements - Dita von Teese to Be ‘Miss Kiss Kiss Bang’ For Eurovision Song (VIDEO)Burlesque Endorsements - Dita von Teese to Be ‘Miss Kiss Kiss Bang’ For Eurovision Song (VIDEO)

The Germany duo ‘Alex Swings Oskar Sings’ will perform their song “Miss Kiss Kiss Bang” at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow later this spring together with the queen of burlesque, Dita von Teese.… [More]



Naughty Electronics - Blusens Shows Personified Body Organs Getting It On (GALLERY)Naughty Electronics - Blusens Shows Personified Body Organs Getting It On (GALLERY)

If you ever wondered what an orgy of body organs getting it on together would look like, then you have to check out this ad by Blusens, a home electronics and audio-visual seller. The “Orgy of the senses”… [More]



Cocky Hairdos - Feathery Finery Wins International Fantasy Hair Contest (GALLERY)Cocky Hairdos - Feathery Finery Wins International Fantasy Hair Contest (GALLERY)

And you thought big hair was only for the ‘80s. The International Fantasy Hair Competition was held in Manchester New Hampshire and the first place winner (first in the gallery) was a huge hairstyle called… [More]



Sunglass Lizards  - The Super Ray-Ban Chameleon Changes Color on Contact (VIDEO)Sunglass Lizards - The Super Ray-Ban Chameleon Changes Color on Contact (VIDEO)

What a clever little creature of nature a chameleon is, and how clever the marketing team at Ray-Ban’s is for making this short clip featuring a chameleon changing shades to electro beats when it comes… [More]



Peep Shop Window Paintings - Agent Provocateur Storefront Art by Chris Acheson (GALLERY)Peep Shop Window Paintings - Agent Provocateur Storefront Art by Chris Acheson (GALLERY)

These amazingly sexy paintings of shop windows of the famous lingerie label Agent Provocateur are created by Manchester-based artist Chris Acheson. They look like real windows with realistic reflections… [More]



Affectionate Euro Safety - Denmark Police, Bicyclists, Huggs and Helmets (VIDEO)Affectionate Euro Safety - Denmark Police, Bicyclists, Huggs and Helmets (VIDEO)

The police in Denmark came up with a unique way to show bicycle commuters the importance of wearing a helmet. This is a heart warming video of police officers stopping bicyclists, hugging them and giving… [More]



Unusually Smart Babies - Sofia Bank Ad Shows They Are Experienced, Although Newborn (GALLERY)Unusually Smart Babies - Sofia Bank Ad Shows They Are Experienced, Although Newborn (GALLERY)

These ads for Sofia Bank use babies posing as intelligent and experienced adults to showcase that the emerging bank offers credibility even though it is new. The copy “Experienced, although newborn” is… [More]



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