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Distinctive Brand Assets

Distinctive Brand Assets

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The Downside of Chasing Certainty

Sep 2, 2026

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4 min read

The Downside of Chasing Certainty

Overcoming fear of failure, the illusion of ROAS, and the emotional work of strategy

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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Marketing Is A Contact Sport

Jul 1, 2026

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5 min read

Marketing Is A Contact Sport

Why ethnographies and field tours are still imperative for great work, how we give meaning to things, and the hard realities of effectiveness

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Category Entry Points

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Can an Ethical Chocolate Bar Survive the Checkout Lane?

Jun 17, 2026

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5 min read

Can an Ethical Chocolate Bar Survive the Checkout Lane?

Tony’s Chocolonely has built a brand around doing the right thing, but impulse categories reward brands that make the right thing feel deliciously easy.

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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Writing Is Getting Richer, But Ideas Are Getting Narrower

Jun 3, 2026

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7 min read

Writing Is Getting Richer, But Ideas Are Getting Narrower

The problem with AI when used for creative thinking, repertoire vs subscription markets, small brands' biggest advantage, and building your intellectual diet

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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It’s Time To Unhack Ourselves

Feb 4, 2026

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12 min read

It’s Time To Unhack Ourselves

Co-thinking with AI, why you should be more like a platypus, and the positioning dilemma

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Data Analytics

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How United Sodas Can Win the Soda 2.0 Moment (Before It Gets Outshouted)

Jan 21, 2026

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12 min read

How United Sodas Can Win the Soda 2.0 Moment (Before It Gets Outshouted)

What brand-tracking reveals about Soda 2.0, and why United Sodas’ biggest challenge isn’t product, it’s memory.

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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It's Time To Get Serious About Effectiveness

Dec 3, 2025

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14 min read

It's Time To Get Serious About Effectiveness

Creators' brand building effects, the Attitude-Behaviour Gap, 2026 planning, and the triangle of interdependency

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Media Planning

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Attention Is The New Shelf Space

Nov 5, 2025

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15 min read

Attention Is The New Shelf Space

In today's media ecosystem attention is the most valuable resource, and brands that understand how to harness it have a leg up

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Category Entry Points

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Unlocking The Ordinary’s Next Growth Wave

Oct 15, 2025

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10 min read

Unlocking The Ordinary’s Next Growth Wave

After redefining skincare with transparency and simplicity, The Ordinary stands at an inflection point. The opportunity ahead isn’t just to sustain its cult following, but to evolve — bridging clinical credibility with approachability and speaking to a new generation of skincare users who are rewriting beauty norms altogether.

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Data Analytics

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Artificial Intelligence Is Atrophying Your Brain

Oct 1, 2025

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15 min read

Artificial Intelligence Is Atrophying Your Brain

Treat AI like a drug, how brave is your organization, and why industry awards still matter

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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We Study Consumers, But Consumers Don't Study Our Ads

Sep 3, 2025

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11 min read

We Study Consumers, But Consumers Don't Study Our Ads

Why marketers need to get back to planet Earth, differentiation vs distinctiveness, and the practice of brand planning

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Category Entry Points

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How Advertising Affects Consumers, Brands, and Business

Jun 25, 2025

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14 min read

How Advertising Affects Consumers, Brands, and Business

What we know about marketing communications and what it can and cannot do

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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How Retailers Can Stack The Deck In Their Favour

Jun 18, 2025

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12 min read

How Retailers Can Stack The Deck In Their Favour

The 9 Empirical Laws of Shopping

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Data Analytics

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It's Not A Principle Until It Costs You Money

Mar 12, 2025

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17 min read

It's Not A Principle Until It Costs You Money

Canadian pride, purpose marketing, tourism case study, data strategy, creative effectiveness

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Media Planning

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Harnessing Attention

Feb 12, 2025

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16 min read

Harnessing Attention

Navigating the consumer's mind, evaluating attention, media archetypes, and upcoming events

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Media Planning

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Problem-Finders Are Just As Valuable As Problem-Solvers

Nov 27, 2024

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16 min read

Problem-Finders Are Just As Valuable As Problem-Solvers

Problem gestation, Jaguar, and WARC

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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Marketing Commoditized Categories

Nov 20, 2024

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9 min read

Marketing Commoditized Categories

Creating value, NBA logo redesign, and WARC event

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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How To Make Your Brand Look Like Itself

Oct 30, 2024

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11 min read

How To Make Your Brand Look Like Itself

Brand codes, Honda's greatest ad, and Making A Marketer 2

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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When Your Brand Needs Some Dusting Off

Oct 23, 2024

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13 min read

When Your Brand Needs Some Dusting Off

Re-something, the art of fusion, and marketing workshop

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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The Strategic Backbone Behind Brand Hierarchy Trees

Sep 11, 2024

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12 min read

The Strategic Backbone Behind Brand Hierarchy Trees

How to grow a healthy brand tree, a betting app that understands its audience, and taking risks

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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An Introduction To Brand Architecture

Aug 7, 2024

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10 min read

An Introduction To Brand Architecture

Managing brand portfolios, visit Oslo, Albert Camus

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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How To Properly Assess Distinctive Brand Assets

Jun 26, 2024

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13 min read

How To Properly Assess Distinctive Brand Assets

Types of DBAs, water conservation campaign, and Customer Acquisition Codex

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Category Entry Points

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How To Be Clear With Your Brand Positioning

May 22, 2024

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11 min read

How To Be Clear With Your Brand Positioning

What positioning is and isn't, Coors Light MLB scrappiness, Free webinar

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Media Planning

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How To Create Billboards That Drive Results

Mar 13, 2024

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9 min read

How To Create Billboards That Drive Results

The 9 key features of effective OOH, and Nike's first ever brand marketing advert

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre

Distinctive Brand Assets

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The Proven Ingredients of a Memorable Ad

Jan 31, 2024

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10 min read

The Proven Ingredients of a Memorable Ad

What drives attention, David and Victoria Beckham, and The Anvils

Pedro Porto Alegre
Pedro Porto Alegre
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