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Get woke or go broke
As my friend Vivek Ramaswamy explains, it really makes perfect economic sense. But as a matter of culture, would SNL dare do this 2017 bit in 2022?
Ryan George goes shopping on Amazon
The Internet was supposed to make brand differentiation and consumer choice… tight.
Celebrity sin
This is good.. Thanks, Greta Lee Jackson! We all learn and grow, amirite? Turns out the celebs behind the #ITakeResponsibility video got it a bit wrong and want to apologise.Let’s…
My brand of humor – No. 5 – Myq Kaplan
In which Myq Kaplan searches for a way to understand how — the dark arts of product placement notwithstanding and with all due respect for the possibilities of genericide —…
My brand of humor – No. 4 – Sebastian Maniscalco
Here standup comic Sebastian Maniscalco destroys – by name – the housekeeping standards of discount house TJ Maxx.
My brand of humor – No. 3 – John Mulaney
This short excerpt from a routine by John Mulaney focuses on killing one brand. But it’s one that a lot of people hate, so we’re talking leverage here.
My brand of humor – No. 2 – Jim Gaffigan
The first installment of this new feature excerpted Gary Gulman’s assault on soft-brand drinks. Jim Gaffigan’s assault on consumer brands is pretty unrelenting too, and — the purpose of this…
My brand of humor – No. 1 – Gary Gulman
First in a series of posts sampling comedic stylings of various standup comics that bulldoze through famous brands and their efforts at positioning. This first one, a somewhat hoary —…