Bob Hoffman
Oct 18, 2021

Enough with the brand babble about meaning and purpose

THE AD CONTRARIAN: People are mostly too busy, too lazy, or too indifferent to give two-fifths of a flying shit about "brand meaning”. And recent positive press for purpose-based advertising is woefully off-base.

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