When A Nation’s Brand Comes Under Pressure
What happens to a country’s brand when the story it’s spent decades building is reframed overnight by global press, mistaking proximity for understanding?
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What happens to a country’s brand when the story it’s spent decades building is reframed overnight by global press, mistaking proximity for understanding?
Marketing rarely fails on its own. It reveals where purpose is being treated as language, and where it’s being treated as a discipline.
If you read The Wall Street Journal Magazine that accompanied the Saturday-Sunday Wall Street Journal this weekend, you were exposed to an ad from Cadillac for its new Celestiq model.
As we approach America’s 250th birthday, our celebrations reflect on the greatness of our country. Inherent in our celebrations is the belief that America is a great land. America is a great brand. As Americans, we are owners of brand America.
Allbirds, the sustainable sneaker brand once the de rigueur shoe for Seattle and Silicon Valley Techs, has sold its assets and intellectual property at a shocking discount. The once high-flying sneaker brand has finally lost its wings.