Author archive for Kait Shea
How Ally ‘Totally Covered’ the Cost of Consumer Experiences Across New York City
‘Tis the season for giving, and digital financial services brand Ally pulled out all the stops to brighten New Yorkers’ spirits by anonymously picking up their tabs at various venues around the city on Nov. 20 to illustrate why “life is better with an ally.” Recipients were given just one hint: small cards inviting them...
An Excerpt from ‘Brand Hacks’: How Brands With a Higher Mission are Ousting the Competition
Trends fade away but meaningful brand moments can last a lifetime. In “Brand Hacks: How to Build Brands by Fulfilling the Consumer Quest for Meaning” (PowerHouse Books, 2021), consumer psychologist and market research professor at UCLA Dr. Emmanuel Probst reveals why marketing campaigns built around fads often fall flat. Instead, he argues, the most successful...
Mezcal El Silencio Hosts a Multisensory Spectacle in the Desert to Launch its New Hotel and Distillery
For a brand called El Silencio, the company sure made a racket for the grand opening of its hotel and distillery in Mexico. The artisanal mezcal maker has a rich storytelling history and a penchant for flirting with behaviors and practices that live just below the surface of society, which served as ample fuel for...
Johnnie Walker Princes Street: An Eight-Story Brand Home Designed to Shake up the Scotch Industry
Personalization, accessibility and sustainable practices power the 70,000-square-foot visitor experience It’s fitting that the crown jewel of the single biggest investment in Scotch whisky tourism is located on Princes Street. Indeed, Johnnie Walker’s new permanent brand home in Edinburgh, Scotland is a majestic, eight-story wonder built in the center of the capital that projects a...