Fascinating new WARC article (subscription required) about the marketing challenges facing the insurance industry in the time of global warming.People in parts of the US especially prone to climate-induced natural…
Credit: Unsplash/J. Balla Photography Some pet parents seem to be increasingly obsessed with their dogs, which seems like a good thing. But is it?In a recent New York Times feature,…
Olson Zaltman is appearing this week at The Quirk’s Event Chicago. You can catch us at our booth. Plus, OZ’s Hannibal Brooks will present this afternoon with Sean McCullough from…
Credit: Macallan When is a bottle more than a bottle? When you’re buying a $50,000 whisky.Macallan and Bentley have paired up to produce a new high-end whisky whose container doubles…
OZ’s James Forr was a guest of Dr. Djordjija Petkoski’s Legal Studies 2300 class this afternoon. He met with them to discuss a recent class assignment, which used ZMET techniques…
Today we wrap up Qual360 at the Gallup Headquarters in Washington DC, where Olson Zaltman is a Gold Sponsor.Malcolm Brooks, Shelby Smith, and Lindsay Zaltman represented is there, and Malcolm…
I wrote a few weeks ago that one human is universal is that we are all lazy and gross. That has provided an innovation opportunity.Some interesting psychology is involved with…
I love this new ad from Quaker Canada. A little bit schmaltzy, perhaps, but people dig schmaltzy in small doses. It is a touching little story.Nostalgia is a hot topic…
How can a brand with no budget and no awareness create buzz? A little behavioral science can help.This comes from the newsletter of Jen Clinehens, a behavioral science specialist. The…
One thing that unites humanity – regardless of skin color, religion, nationality, or political ideology – is that we are all lazy and gross.Not enough people wash their hands properly…
Major brands spend craptillions of dollars every year for the right to appear in the Super Bowl, the media and pop culture event of the year. And why not? Last…