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Want More Media Coverage? Treat Reporters Like Human Beings.

I don’t know when or how it happened, but some person or group decided to make PR—that is, earning media coverage on behalf of clients—way...

Competitive Video Gaming Could Be the Shot in the Arm Businesses Need Today

There is no shortage of past inspiration that corporations have drawn from to look for to derive competitive advantage from their employees.  From sports metaphors...

The Creative Breakthrough Behind Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’ – And What You Can Learn From It

Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s songwriter, was cruising down the highway back to his hometown in rural England when the words came to him: She packed...

Rebranding The Eggplant: An Open Letter to DiCarlo Food Service and Ferrari Farms

William Shakespeare famously wrote, “What’s in a name?” I was recently reminded of this phrase as I sat down to dinner with my family (which...

The Facebook Ad-Pocalypse Is Coming – Here’s How to Prepare

Most chess masters agree that their most valuable skill is envisioning moves before they happen. The further ahead they can see, the more matches they...

Analysis: The “Kaepernick Impact” On the Nike Brand

While the broader news cycle in recent months has been dominated by political machinations, several events have broken through the broader information landscape – arguably...

Authentically Inauthentic Volume II: Ohio State and Coach Urban Meyer Swing and Miss at Pathetic Presser

Elasticity’s ‘Authentically Inauthentic’ blog series explores an array of branding blunders and highlights the importance of authenticity in the digital world. Ohio State University head...

Authentically Inauthentic Volume I: The Reality of McDonald’s Food

Job #1 for any brand or organization is being authentic — true to what the brand or organization stands for, to what you tell your...

Want to Build a Better Brand? Start With a Chainsaw

“If you want to carve an elephant from a block of wood, you don’t start the process with fine-grit sandpaper.” New York Times columnist Carl...

Attention Little Caesars: Hispanic Audiences Deserve the Respect of Pizza-Pizza

Creative work is highly subjective and I have always done my best to focus on the positive qualities of creative people and ideas, even when...

Facebook’s Revised Video Metrics are Here to Help. But Do They Really?

Another day, another update from Facebook. This time around, Facebook is tweaking the way it measures video advertisements in the News Feed to give businesses...

Fixing Major League Baseball’s Mike Trout Problem

Various lists of the the world’s most marketable athletes include names such as soccer player Gareth Bale (who?), cricket player Virat Kohli (get me an...

Why I Chose Elasticity

If you would’ve asked me last year if I thought I’d end up working full-time for Elasticity, I might have said no. I arrived at...

Your Brand’s Survival Guide for IGTV (That New Icon on Your Instagram Feed)

If you’re not a social media junkie like some of the folks around our office (cough, cough: Jamie, EK, Ashton), you might have some questions...

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