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“It matters to me that you’re impressed”

I recently caught an old episode of Mad Men from one of the earlier seasons. In it, an aspiring and Ivy League-educated Pete Campbell says to one of the executives in the ad agency at which he works, in a … Continue reading

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Marketing mis-steps and the assault on free speech

Nike recently released their Nike SB Dunk Low shoes, which are apparently “unofficially” named “Black and Tans.” The issue with the name is that there was apparently a British paramilitary group from 1920 to 1921 who patrolled regions of Ireland … Continue reading

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