Corporate purpose is becoming ever more commonplace as brands across industries are investing in social good marketing. Yet not all purpose-driven campaigns yield the desired results. While it’s encouraging that companies are heeding consumer demand for a better world, it’s important to avoid “purpose washing” that can quickly lead to consumer backlash. Last week the […]
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Last week the New York Times reported on the possibility of cheating in the Pepsi Refresh fundraising competition for non-profits. Pepsi assured participants that the most rigorous technology to ensure the integrity of the process, but as with all technology that is by its very nature neutral, abuse is always a possibility. Still, the suggestion […]
Read MoreThere must be something about advertising to guys that makes top brands do strange things. Less than a year ago Pepsi was royally and rightly reprimanded for its AMP Cola iPhone app that told men to “AMP up before they score”, Coca-Cola is making an equally tasteless appeal on behalf of Coke Zero. Their site invites […]
Read MoreI really appreciated the fantastic feedback on this week’s post about The Death of Corporate Websites. Lo and behold, last night I spy a quote (thanks, Frank Reed) from Anne Carelli, Digital Marketing Manager for Coke saying: “Several years ago, Coke realized that Coke.com is not their home page – it is Google.com, digg.com and […]
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