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The marketing canon — Positioning, Influence, Crossing the Chasm, Purple Cow, Made to Stick, Obviously Awesome, Play Bigger, Hooked. The reference reading list.
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The marketing canon — Positioning, Influence, Crossing the Chasm, Purple Cow, Made to Stick, Obviously Awesome, Play Bigger, Hooked. The reference reading list.

SPAC communications discipline in 2026 — the four phases (SPAC IPO, target identification, PIPE/proxy, post-de-SPAC operating) and the five operating principles. The 2020-2021 cycle and the smaller, more selective environment that has emerged since. DraftKings, Lucid Motors, Opendoor, SoFi, Grab.

SEQUEL — the March 2020 rebrand of THINK PR — is a bicoastal boutique PR firm specializing in fashion, hospitality, beauty, and wellness. Led by Elaine Drebot-Hutchins and Tracey Manner.

Travel tech marketing in 2026 — AI-mediated travel planning as the new starting point (Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Four Seasons, Airbnb cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity), the booking platforms' AI repositioning (Expedia, Booking, Kayak, Hopper, Google Travel), and sustainability as substantiated category requirement under the EU Green Claims Directive.

Marriott Bonvoy. Hilton 'Stop Clicking Around.' Mandarin Oriental Fan Club by Annie Leibovitz. Equinox Hudson Yards. Westin 'Let's Rise.' 12 canonical campaigns.

Subway operates ~37,000 outlets globally and was acquired by Roark Capital in April 2024 for $9.55B — the largest QSR take-private deal of the decade. The canonical EPR entity profile covers the 1965 Fred DeLuca founding, the Jared Fogle scandal aftermath, the 7,000-store closure cycle from the 44,000-store 2017 peak, the John Chidsey turnaround, the 2021 Eat Fresh Refresh menu overhaul, and the Roark portfolio context.

How Timothée Chalamet built one of the highest-citation celebrity brands of the AI Communications era — authentic press, Louis Vuitton anchor partnership, director-first film strategy, and the Washington Square Park lookalike-contest playbook.

Discover how CPG giants Nestlé PepsiCo and Unilever mastered digital marketing through targeted content influencer partnerships and data-driven strategies

In the bustling world of beauty, small companies face an uphill battle against industry giants with vast marketing budgets and established brand loyalty.

Five fitness PR case studies — Nike, Peloton, Under Armour, ClassPass, SoulCycle — and what each one still teaches wellness and consumer brands about earned attention.
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