November 2024
A New Campaign from WWF Is Hard to Watch — That’s the Point
WWF’s new fight against climate change sends a stark message When WWF decided to produce an ad touting the urgency of combating climate change, the nonprofit organization settled on a unique, yet compelling marketing strategy. Produced in partnership with the TRY Advertising Agency headquartered in Norway, the resulting “Broken Records” campaign, released during the Summer Olympics in […]
Yard’s Ruth Bernstein Shares How to Turn Purpose into Action by Developing Brand Beacons…
Ask Ruth Bernstein about her concept of Brand Beacons, and she’ll tell you they set the next standards in business. While that may sound like a monumental task or an extraordinary description of a brand’s potential, after a 30-minute conversation, I was convinced about the power of beacon status. Ruth Bernstein is the CEO and Co-Founder […]
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!
The 16th Annual Internationalist Awards for Innovative Digital Marketing Solutions All FINALISTS are winners. Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Grand Prix awards will be announced shortly. Finalists Include: Judging continues… This year’s awards feature an additional judge. Appropriately, it’s an AI Judge, an Artificial Intelligence “persona” that The Internationalist will use as a “test” between AI data-driven scoring […]
Navigating Purpose Through the Next Four Years and Beyond
by Anne Bahr Thompson With Donald Trump set to step into the presidency for a second term in January, brands arelikely facing an even more polarized socio-political environment. The stakes for beingpurpose-led have never been higher, as public expectations—and scrutiny—aroundcorporate commitments will continue to intensify. Purpose has evolved to be more thansimply a marketing communications […]