Swipe, Cliffhanger, Buy: Why Brands are Betting on Micro-Dramas

October 16, 2026.Reading time 8 minutes.

Ads used to interrupt the story. Now they are the story. Micro-dramas are vertical, soap-style series with one- to two-minute episodes built on betrayal, secret billionaires and cliffhangers.

Brand Identity – Sometimes It’s Good to Show How the Sausage is Made…

June 19, 2026.Reading time 21 minutes.

Consumers today are skeptical. They’ve been marketed to their entire lives. They don’t trust perfection. They trust honesty. They trust transparency. They trust brands that are willing to show the process, not just the polished result.

AI Dilemma – Is It Real or Fake?

May 20, 2026.Reading time 26 minutes.

At this point in the content world, so much is fake and nearly impossible to determine if the content we’re looking at is real or not. What to do?

Capturing Customer Attention During a Crisis News Cycle

March 21, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

When global crises dominate headlines—such as war or geopolitical conflict—consumer attention shifts from buying to processing uncertainty. For businesses, the challenge isn’t whether to market, but how to do so responsibly and effectively.

Lou Gerstner, the Hard-Nosed Outsider Who Taught IBM’s “Elephant” to Dance Again, Died Saturday, December 27, at 83

December 29, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

When Lou Gerstner arrived in April 1993, IBM was bleeding cash and confidence. Competitors chipped away at IBM’s legacy strongholds. Analysts openly questioned whether “Big Blue” should be broken up. Internal divisions were siloed and slow.