Refuel Agency’s Tips for Creating Powerful Veterans Day Ads

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Editor’s Note: The military community is demographically diverse and has $1.2 trillion in spending power, making it a high value consumer community for any brand. In the article below, we invited Liz Carmo with Refuel Agency—one of our preferred partners— to share her expertise in how brands can engage the military with campaigns that are ...
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How Successful Brands Honor the Military and Win Their Business

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On June 9, 1944, Private Joe Gandara’s detachment came under heavy enemy fire from a German force in Amfreville, France. After the gunfire had pinned him and his fellow soldiers to the ground for several hours, Gandara advanced voluntarily and alone toward the enemy, destroying three machine guns before he was fatally wounded. He posthumously ...
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New Research: What Teachers and Students Want from Brands for Back-to-School in 2020

As summer winds down, the pandemic still shows no signs of ending. Plans for the new school year are constantly changing, and students and teachers are struggling with an uncertain future. Brands have a special opportunity to provide support—and win new customers—with meaningful offers that support them through the crisis. To find out what these ...
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Adweek Webinar Highlights How Rothy’s Used Its Current Customers to Acquire New Ones

Acquiring customers is especially difficult right now. For Rothy’s, a direct-to-consumer shoe company with a whole-brand approach to sustainability, that’s no different. When the economy took a turn and consumer spending began to drop, many brands made a knee-jerk reaction, running promotions and super-sales. Not Rothy’s, though. They didn’t want to dilute their brand’s perceived ...
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4 Key Takeaways from Adweek Elevate: Commerce

Adweek recently wrapped Elevate: Commerce. The virtual event offers six sessions focused on how marketers can effectively respond to the most pressing issues they face in today’s rapidly evolving economy, particularly in the wake of the coronavirus health crisis. Here are four great pieces of advice we took away: 01 Prioritize the Health of Customer ...
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CommerceNext Webinar Recap: 4 Ways That Retailers Can Adapt During COVID-19

The pandemic has led nearly every brand to make some kind of operational changes or strategic shifts. It’s also created widespread economic uncertainty that has radically reduced consumer spending, and retailers feel it. To help marketers respond more effectively, CommerceNext hosted a webinar highlighting ways that leading retailers are using AI, consumer data, and personalization ...
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Why Data Privacy Matters to You and Your Customers

We humans generate massive amounts of data—estimates suggest the “entire digital universe” could reach 40 zettabytes this year. That’s 40x more bytes than the number of stars in the known universe. What’s more, we send 294 billion emails and perform 5 billion searches every day.  This data is the lifeblood of digital marketers, who use ...
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How Cause Marketing Can Help You Grow Your Business

Former British prime minister Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Today’s brands know that making a profit is not enough. They want to make a difference, not only to succeed financially but to leave the world a better place. It’s no ...
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How to Connect with Customers through Emotional Marketing

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“The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.” This classic line in ABC’s Wide World of Sports opener promised viewers an emotional roller coaster as they watched the “human drama of athletic competition” unfold.  These kinds of visceral experiences are at the heart of emotional marketing, a strategy brands use to connect with their ...
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Doctors Are Fighting the Pandemic. Here’s How Brands Can Help.

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Doctors are one of the consumer communities that have been hardest hit by COVID-19. They are working long hours on the front line, fighting to save people’s lives while exposing themselves—and their families—to infection. It’s no wonder more than 70% of frontline healthcare workers are experiencing psychological distress.  Communities everywhere are expressing their support. Even ...
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