Creative Inspiration

How Nike’s Ad Campaign Sparked a Conversation on Sportsmanship

By Ruchi Roy / August 21, 2024

Nike took a long shot – and missed the mark, according to viewers – with it’s recent pro-unsportsmanlike “Winning is not for everyone” for the Olympics. The ad’s first shot features a terrifyingly locked in child, clearly hinting at the content and route the ad would take. The star-studded campaign video has an edgier, grungier…

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Inside the Brand Collabs of Hip-Hop Artists and Food and Beverage Marketing  

By Ruchi Roy / July 29, 2024

“His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy / There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti.”  You’ve heard the Eminem lyrics. But have you had dinner at Mom’s Spaghetti? The Detroit rapper opened his restaurant in 2021 and it has become one of the top 20 restaurants in the USA in just 3…

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GenAI Saved Klarna $10M – Here’s My Hands-On Test.

By Ruchi Roy / July 19, 2024

“Generate a pelican viewing a sunscreen [brand insert] on a mobile app,” and voila, AI content generation engines spit your latest campaign.  Klarna, Swedish fintech brand, saved $10 million in digital marketing by leveraging generative AI, LLP modules, and conversational AI. They didn’t just save money via free platforms—they developed an internal chatbot AI that…

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Surreal’s Out-of-the-Bowl Social Media Marketing Winning Organic Reach

By Ruchi Roy / June 10, 2024

If you haven’t heard of Surreal yet – you’re in for a treat. This UK-based breakfast cereal brand has skyrocketed to one of the most engaged profiles on LinkedIn. How? With witty, self-deprecating, and downright unpredictable campaigns that have left everyone talking.  Even though we have yet to taste their cereals since they are not…

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Campaigns that Proved Why Unilever Deserved the Creative Marketer of the Year 2024

By Ruchi Roy / June 10, 2024

International brand giant Unilever won the 2024 Creative Marketer of the Year at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. An honorary accolade Unilever received again after a decade and four years of marketing innovation via subsidiaries- remember Dove’s #RealBeauty campaign?  Throughout its journey to its second win, Unilever was on a roll, amassing hundreds…

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