The Big Game” is no longer what’s happening on T.V., but rather the struggle for attentiveness in a noisy world. And the brand that wins an unfair share of buzz and media attention during Super Bowl Sunday, might not even be one that has an ad.
In 2017, Pepsi had a banner year: their market share was increasing, their leadership was a model for diversity & inclusion, and they were celebrating 10 years of consistent revenue growth. Yet, in all their new-found swagger, they had a major stumble: a tone-deaf campaign from their in-house agency that attempted to jump into the speedway of culture through a Kendall Jenner spot that left the company in a tailspin of criticism that united the...
Often, as marketers, strategists, and leaders, we want only high-level interpretations of meaningfulness—brand recall, favorability, and preference. But that idea of meaningfulness can shift: media planners maximize against reach, PR professionals report in impressions, and brand managers worry about market penetration.
