Topic: Advertising
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Each year, 4A’s StratFest brings together the thinkers, dreamers, and doers who define where our industry is heading next. This year’s theme, “Adapt or Die,” couldn’t have been more fitting. As technology accelerates and cultural tides shift, strategists are being asked to evolve faster than ever, balancing data with instinct and automation with humanity. As…
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In 2020, I wrote a blog about the worst corporate brand apologies, dissecting iconic missteps such as the Pepsi x Kendall Jenner Super Bowl commercial and a Peloton holiday ad that landed disastrously. When I set out to revisit this topic over five years later, bad brand apologies didn’t come to mind as quickly. But…
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In today’s crowded media environment, brands face an uphill battle to capture attention. Traditional advertising alone doesn’t cut through the noise. What does? Campaigns rooted in community. When brands show up authentically in people’s lives, not just pushing products, but participating in the spaces and stories that matter, they build loyalty, advocacy, and long-term relevance.…
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BOSTON (September 9, 2025) — CTP, a leading creative marketing agency, today announced the launch of five dedicated practice areas that underscore the agency’s commitment to working with brands that positively impact people’s lives. The development of these practice areas – social enterprise, community banking, healthcare, sports, and clean energy – reflects more than…
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Last week, I had the chance to speak on a panel for The Ad Club about one of my favorite topics: mastering business relationships. The audience was small and engaged, and was the kind of group that makes a conversation feel more like a dinner table discussion than a formal panel. We swapped stories, workshopped…
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Changing a brand identity isn’t something to take lightly. It can be costly, especially given a company’s size and branding opportunities, and warrants real thought, care and precision. Many enterprises have tried and failed to make a change. But a well-executed refresh can breathe new life into your company, especially when there is a strategic…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “There’s a lot to Unpack” includes new Brand ID and paid, social and owned digital communications designed to elevate the brand and generate new and recurring visitors BOSTON (August 21, 2024) – CTP, a leading creative communications agency, today announced its appointment as the agency of record for the Cambridge Office for…
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While we’ve just emerged from one of the biggest buying events in media (2024 Summer Olympics), an even bigger event is on the horizon: the 2024 presidential election. Election years present very unique challenges — including space, cost and partisanship — so brands and their agencies must adopt a more thoughtful approach to their strategies.…
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I can’t tell you what’s going to be the next social media moment. Might be doing something else, if I could. But what I do know is that there’s a common denominator in so much that catches fire. Celebrities and pets, cultural debate and juxtaposition, theories and catchy phrases. So while you can’t plan virality…
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The single best predictor of success in our business, especially over the long term, is the quality of the agency-client relationship. Sure, you need to produce great results. But time and again – in my experience and as our agency’s seen in nearly three decades – the foundation of everything lies in the human-to-human relationship.…