Archive - Brands Mean a Lot

The Surreal Solidarity in Women's Deodorant

“Researchers say women's friendships are face to face: They talk, cry together, share secrets. Men's friendships are side by side: We play golf. We go…

Jan 9 •

October 2023

Hate and the Hippocratic Oath

Most companies treat customer service like a bandaid for its real problems. What's it mean that the bandaids are doctors?

Oct 19, 2023 •

August 2023

Black Guck on a Duck

What do those Dawn commercials where they clean ducks say about our desensitization to man made disasters?

Aug 15, 2023 •

**For Insider.com- Brand movies. Gig economy. Connection?

There are a ton of these brand movies coming out. The gig economy continues to grow. They both kinda suck.

Aug 1, 2023 •

April 2023

'Hey bitches, it's Dakota'

Neat stuff from the first few months of the year

Apr 19, 2023 •

March 2023

Gender Reveal... It's Brands!

In the future, brands will be identifiable genders.

Mar 24, 2023 •

February 2023

The Criminal Value Chain

In which we delve into business-speak to solve crime

Feb 21, 2023 •

What is time to a brand?

Time is different to us all, maaaannnnn

Feb 9, 2023 •

December 2022

Opportunity Lies Where the Toilet Isn't

How increasing the number of public toilets per capita could increase trust in government and provide an easy on ramp to more government-provided…

Dec 6, 2022 •

November 2022

The Transcendent Power of Health Insurance

Is reality real? Is choice? What does insurance have to do with it?

Nov 18, 2022 •

August 2022

Good normin' sunshine

An op-ed about returning to offices causes me to return to you.

Aug 23, 2022 •

March 2022

Guest Post: Selling Fancy Mustard Is Just Like Selling an Academy Award

All you have to do is ask

Mar 25, 2022 •

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