Brands Mean a Lot

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The Surreal Solidarity in Women's Deodorant
“Researchers say women's friendships are face to face: They talk, cry together, share secrets.
Jan 9, 2024 • 
Jared Holst
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The Surreal Solidarity in Women's Deodorant
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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 • 
Jared Holst
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Hate and the Hippocratic Oath
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What is time to a brand?
Time is different to us all, maaaannnnn
Feb 9, 2023 • 
Jared Holst
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What is time to a brand?
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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 • 
Jared Holst
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Black Guck on a Duck
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Guest Post: Selling Fancy Mustard Is Just Like Selling an Academy Award
All you have to do is ask
Mar 25, 2022 • 
Jared Holst
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Guest Post: Selling Fancy Mustard Is Just Like Selling an Academy Award
Gender Reveal... It's Brands!
In the future, brands will be identifiable genders.
Mar 24, 2023 • 
Jared Holst
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Gender Reveal... It's Brands!
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How a dumb hat threw me in a tailspin
A banner ad from a small clothing site opens my eyes to the unpleasant daily confrontations in online advertising.
Jan 31, 2021 • 
Jared Holst
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How a dumb hat threw me in a tailspin
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Working for integration
Integration isn't only for TV's "Severance", it'd serve us to try for it as well.
Mar 17 • 
Jared Holst
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Working for integration
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Good normin' sunshine
An op-ed about returning to offices causes me to return to you.
Aug 23, 2022 • 
Jared Holst
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Good normin' sunshine
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The inversion of The Deal
How AI has re-shaped our understanding of value
Apr 29 • 
Jared Holst
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The inversion of The Deal
Politics? Getting worse?
Enshittification has come for politics
Jul 18, 2024 • 
Jared Holst
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Politics? Getting worse?
'Hey bitches, it's Dakota'
Neat stuff from the first few months of the year
Apr 19, 2023 • 
Jared Holst
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'Hey bitches, it's Dakota'
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