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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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Twitter Travel Deals - Pueblo Bonito Offers Discounts for the Social Media-Savvy (GALLERY) Twitter Travel Deals - Pueblo Bonito Offers Discounts for the Social Media-Savvy (GALLERY)

If you’re planning on a trip to Mexico anytime soon, you’ll definitely want to take advantage of Pueblo Bonito’s Twitter discounts and Facebook travel deals. According to the Los Angeles Times, if you… [More]



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Diesel’s latest ad is bizarrely confusing. The billboard is done in three separate panels, featuring a shirtless male model clad is a flashy leather jacket and underwear-baring jeans standing next to what… [More]









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Brazilian company Tatil Design wanted to be create something different that all their clients and potential clients would remember. Their solution was to us a laser to etch drawings, designs and logos… [More]



Gender-Bending Ad Campaigns - Raquel Zimmermann Plays a Man & Woman for Jean Paul Gaultier Fall '09 (GALLERY)Gender-Bending Ad Campaigns - Raquel Zimmermann Plays a Man & Woman for Jean Paul Gaultier Fall '09 (GALLERY)

It seems as if the fashion world can’t get enough of androgyny lately, and Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fall ‘09 ad campaign plays heavily on this theme. Model Raquel Zimmermann is captured as both a man and a… [More]



Free Vacation Marketing - Buy a Volvo and Get a Free Swedish VacationFree Vacation Marketing - Buy a Volvo and Get a Free Swedish Vacation

Want a vacation? Need a car? Or perhaps you need a vacation and want a car? Either way, Volvo’s new Overseas Delivery Program is awesome. Basically, if you buy a new Volvo--for less than the US MSRP--you… [More]



Faceless Ads - Armani Exchange Causes Uproar With Headless Model in F/W '09 (GALLERY)Faceless Ads - Armani Exchange Causes Uproar With Headless Model in F/W '09 (GALLERY)

The fashion blogs are abuzz about the new Armani Exchange Fall/Winter 2009-10 ad campaign. But that’s not only because of the eye candy images by photographer Tom Munro, which feature the chiseled bodies… [More]



Mischief-Making Campaigns - Jeremy Simpson Makes Trouble for Revolve Clothing (GALLERY)Mischief-Making Campaigns - Jeremy Simpson Makes Trouble for Revolve Clothing (GALLERY)

Model Jeremy Simpson is up to no good in this campaign for Revolve Clothing. Armed with a slingshot and a mischievous grin, Simpson hides out in a treehouse waiting to pounce on his prey; in another shot,… [More]



Fashionably Rustic Stores - Paul Smith's Parisian Shop Has a Vintage Vibe (GALLERY)Fashionably Rustic Stores - Paul Smith's Parisian Shop Has a Vintage Vibe (GALLERY)

Though high fashion folks usually opt for very modern designed and styled retail spaces, Paul Smith’s Parisian shop has gone in a totally different direction. Paul Smith’s Parisian shop looks more like… [More]



15 Cheery Cereal Collections - Breakfast Delight, From Jewelry to Sogginess Protection (CLUSTER)15 Cheery Cereal Collections - Breakfast Delight, From Jewelry to Sogginess Protection (CLUSTER)

Probably the most important meal of the day is breakfast and as many choices as you may have, cereal is usually the easiest and most common choice. Cereal can be extremely healthy and extremely sugary… [More]



Modern Rockstar Campaigns - Devon Aoki & Josh Beech Glam Up RA-RE Fall 2009 (VIDEO)Modern Rockstar Campaigns - Devon Aoki & Josh Beech Glam Up RA-RE Fall 2009 (VIDEO)

Devon Aoki and Josh Beech are the faces of Italian brand RA-RE’s Fall 2009 campaign. Michelangelo di Battista captured the two in urban rockstar attire in a star-studded studio setting created with the… [More]



Pregnancy Privacy Fails - London Fog Admits to Nixing Gisele's Baby Bump Out of Fall '09 Ads (GALLERY)Pregnancy Privacy Fails - London Fog Admits to Nixing Gisele's Baby Bump Out of Fall '09 Ads (GALLERY)

Something's amiss with these London Fog Fall '09 ads featuring Gisele Bundchen--namely, a baby bump is missing. While Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady haven't officially confirmed her pregnancy, London Fog… [More]



Bewitching Ad Campaigns - Alberta Ferretti Fall 2009 by Steven Meisel Channels 'Harry Potter' (GALLERY)Bewitching Ad Campaigns - Alberta Ferretti Fall 2009 by Steven Meisel Channels 'Harry Potter' (GALLERY)

If you're a fan of the 'Harry Potter' franchise, you'll love Alberta Ferretti's Fall 2009 campaign, which was shot by Steven Meisel. The dark, brooding shoot takes place in what looks like a Hogwarts library--complete… [More]



11 Lotterrific Innovations - Looking for the Jackpot From Prediction Ads to $3 Billion Prizes (CLUSTER)11 Lotterrific Innovations - Looking for the Jackpot From Prediction Ads to $3 Billion Prizes (CLUSTER)

Everybody has personal goals and dreams for their own lives but I think it’s pretty safe to say that not a single person on the planet doesn’t dream of winning the lottery. The lottery would be that one… [More]



Street Styletorials - The Sartorialist Teams Up With MiLK China and Adidas (GALLERY)Street Styletorials - The Sartorialist Teams Up With MiLK China and Adidas (GALLERY)

The fashionista go-to website that acts as a guiding light to all of the style-inclined, also known as the Sartorialist, has now paired up with a Chinese publication called MiLK China and Adidas Originals.… [More]



Roommate Testimonial Ads - The Nova Drive Show in Australia Gets Laughs and Giggles (VIDEO)Roommate Testimonial Ads - The Nova Drive Show in Australia Gets Laughs and Giggles (VIDEO)

The above video is for the Nova Drive Show, a radio show that airs in Australia. After watching this commercial, you can't help but be a little sad that it doesn't air over in North America too because… [More]



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