Brands Mean a Lot from Jared Holst

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A banner ad from a small clothing site opens my eyes to the unpleasant daily confrontations in online advertising.
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Black Rifle Coffee has made violence a core component of its brand. Amongst other things, I use an Ayn Rand quote to illustrate why this is problematic.
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Philip Morris is attempting to purchase a respiratory illness treatment company, let's talk about it.
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Brands have the ability to create demand and entire markets out of whole cloth. When they do, there can be consequences beyond just the business itself.
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Most things are paid for right away, labor is not. This, plus stagnating wages and a lack of free, widely available banking options, has paved the way…
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What a fraught cookware company can teach us about the emptiness of branding.
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Fireworks labels are incredible, but meaningless. Nonetheless, they provide an ancillary product to the fireworks themselves.
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Better grab a latte to go, that report is due this morning and there’s a call with the dog across the street after naptime. With the Fisher-Price® My…
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I put forth my thesis on the BS economy.
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Thanks to Katie Couric, we've learned RBG had more to say about all that kneeling during the anthem stuff. Let's revisit an old piece with a preface…
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How two very different stories about the prioritization of mental health can end up meaning the same thing.
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