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Brand Strategy

Why brands are embracing analog photography

Ithaca Hummus, Grillo’s Pickles, and Pinterest are looking to provide different ways for consumers to make memories and create content without the use of smartphones.


Collage of images showing the Tower 28 purple and orange storefront, next to a merch wall with tote bags, and an exterior wall with surfboards leaning against it.
Brand Strategy

Tower 28 built its first standalone pop-up space for community, not commerce

The beauty brand’s first storefront was designed to engage audiences with the brand’s mission, not move product, CEO and founder Amy Liu told us.


Dove Men+Care's booth at NYCC
Brand Strategy

Why Dove Men+Care tapped into fandom at New York Comic Con

The brand came back for a second year focused on fixing a persistent problem for cosplayers.


A cardboard cutout of NYX Buttermelt Blush product held above a crowd with pink light and confetti falling all around.
Brand Strategy

At TelevisaUnivision’s PJ Fest, NYX went dancing with its Latina audience

The beauty brand powered the first event in TelevisaUnivision’s experiential expansion of Premios Juventud, its longstanding youth music awards show.


A bodega display with a letterboard sign displaying Prince Street Pizza flavor options, over an Adults sign.
Brand Strategy

How FX brought a slice of the ‘Adults’ life to life

Ahead of the sitcom’s second season, FX tapped into typical young-adult experiences and locations to drum up excitement.


Hand holding a Grey Goose Honey Deuce in commemorative cup overlooking the courts at the 2026 US Open.
Brand Strategy

Have we reached peak Honey Deuce?

US Open sponsor Grey Goose sold more than 730,000 of the iconic cocktails at the tournament last year. Now the brand is focused on elevating the fan experience.


A massive brown ball of human hair, about 10 feet in diameter, in the middle of a crosswalk in New York, with the awning of an NYC gift shop and pedestrians walking visible in the background.
Brand Strategy

How K18 made its Tumblehair activation, a giant ball of actual human hair

With the help of an agency partner, the beauty brand collected billions of hair strands, sewed them together, and pushed the resulting mass through NYC.

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