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Displaying all articles tagged:
Brands
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June 13, 2019
America’s Eighth-Largest Bank Will Have a Stupid Name: ‘Truist’
I almost feel bad making fun of it. But I do think they are making a business mistake.
By
Josh Barro
this is coconuts
May 15, 2019
Why Everyone Is Tweeting About Pee and Coconut Water
Yes, that social media manager is holding a jar of her own piss.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
brands
May 1, 2019
How an Aquafresh Parody Tumblr Got Swept Up in a Hate-Speech Purge
Fans on Tumblr mourned the loss of the Aquafresh guy, who was collateral damage in an effort to root out hate speech.
By
Brian Feldman
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June 26, 2018
How Influencers Get Free Cosmetic Products, and You Can Too!
It can be kind of illegal, though.
By
Kenny Wassus
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Aug. 22, 2017
Can Meme Fashion Catch On?
“Thinking about it as a 30-year-old guy, I’m probably never going to wear this.”
By
Sam Blum
Feb. 15, 2017
Why Top Brands Don’t Want to ‘Make America Great Again’
It has become “nearly impossible to effectively build a cool urban lifestyle brand” without distancing your company from Donald Trump.
By
Eric Levitz
May 12, 2016
Don’t Worry: Guy With Instagram-Inspired Tattoo Is Fine After Logo Change
This could have been really awkward.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
Apr. 15, 2015
Tax Day Is the New Black Friday
Brands are trying to make a new non-holiday retail event happen.
By
Annie Lowrey
brands
Mar. 23, 2015
Barnes & Noble’s New Business Strategy: Fancy Plastic Bags
Amazon may have cheaper books, but they don’t have plastic bags.
By
Jaime Fuller
Dec. 29, 2014
Why Brands Tweet ‘Bae’
The evolution of a horrible social-media trend.
By
Annie Lowrey
brands
Sept. 11, 2014
Brands Scramble to Incorporate 9/11 Memorials Into Their Social-Media Strategy
“How can we make this about us?” —Brands
By
Jessica Roy
the internet
Dec. 7, 2013
SpaghettiOs’ Pearl Harbor Tweet Won’t Live in Infamy, Exactly
But people sure are talking about it today.
By
Caroline Bankoff