Brand Strategy DISINFECTING BRAND BEHAVIOR Fred Richards CMO & Partner March 24, 2021 “Uncertain times call for extraordinary measures,” a deep-voiced fatherly figure intones as slow piano music plays. Stock images pan across the screen of families hugging each...
Brand Strategy IN DEFENSE OF DESIGN WHEN ASSETS OFFEND Fred Richards CMO & Partner Septemeber 16, 2020 Before the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the wave of brand responses that followed, Land O’Lakes quietly and with little fanfare removed the Native...
Thought Leadership IT’S SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE Fred Richards CMO & Partner February 19, 2020 Vegetarianism or plant-based diets are commonplace these days: being an herbivore is no longer as challenging or stigmatizing as it used to be in Western society....
Brand Strategy WHAT’S NEXT FOR GROOMING? Fred Richards CMO & Partner February 4, 2020 Determining future trends for the male grooming category is easier said than done. I don’t own a crystal ball, and if things had gone like the television show “Tomorrow’s...
Brand Strategy BRANDING’S NEW WAVE Fred Richards CMO & Partner January 3rd, 2020 For too long, men have been patronized with the same old marketing tactics: sexy women, fast cars, and hyper-aggression. Although there have been some disruptive marketing...
