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Stern Leads 4As Management Practitioners Forum
March 15, 2013
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BSSP CEO Greg Stern lead the 4As Management Practitioners Forum on the first day of the 4As Transformation Conference in New Orleans. This members only event kicked off the conference, with agency leaders sharing best practices and strategies for growth.
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BSSP Escapes from Alcatraz. Again.
March 07, 2013
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Once again, BSSP swam, rode and ran as part of the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon. This year, we had 19 BSSPers in the race — 6 relay teams and one full racer. The athletes braved 52 degree water with 3 foot swells, an 18-mile bike course up and down the hills of San Francisco, and [...]
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Our new site is up
February 15, 2013
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Every bit of it designed and programmed in-house, utilizing a number of responsive technologies. No flash, all HTML. And we’re proud of it.
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BSSP Wins 2 Creative Media Awards (“The Oscars of Media Awards”)
January 18, 2013
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Once again, BSSP is honored for its media strategy and innovation, earning two honors in the 2012 Creative Media Awards. This year, we won the award for Branding in the Online Media category, for our work on the Wim Hof campaign for Columbia Sportswear’s Omni-Heat line. In the Performance Marketing category, we won the award [...]
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It takes a lot to be a bum
January 10, 2013
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Please join us in congratulating Rob Wallace of Knoxville for being named the recipient of Columbia’s first annual Ski Bum Scholarship. Rob demonstrated the passion for skiing, the willingness to exploit his social network, and the chops to make a damn funny video. Thanks to all the participants and those who supported them. Better luck [...]
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The Priceline Negotiator is back
January 09, 2013
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And this time he’s bringing his daughter. Kaley Cuoco from “The Big Bang Theory” joins the cast this time around. She’s been schooled since childhood in the art of — what else? — negotiating, and now is ready to join dad after a 20 year stint at the deal-making Monestary. Directed by Nicolas Refn, of “Drive” [...]
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BSSP wins Zico
January 02, 2013
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We’re excited to announce our newest account for 2013, Zico Coconut Water. It’s a great brand, with a great story. Look forward to work very soon.
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Our Retraction
December 22, 2012
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OK, everyone screws up from time to time. So the world didn’t end? But how many brands print a retraction?
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According to the Mayan calendar, the world ends today…
December 21, 2012
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…and here’s a full page ad for MINI in today’s New York Times commemorating the event. From an original media idea that our client, Lee had. Credit where it’s due…
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The BSSP Cruel log
December 11, 2012
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Yep, BSSP is making the holidays a little happier by taking tweets from the web’s biggest Scrooges and burning them to a crisp at www.bsspcruellog.com. Grab a cup of nog and cozy up to our holiday hearth. Got your own holiday gripe? Use #cruellog
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INFLUX
The Obama Campaign And Reaching Millennials
November 17, 2012
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Putting aside any frustration or elation you may be feeling over the Presidential election, we must acknowledge there are important lessons brands can learn from the Obama campaign about engaging...
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INFLUX
Failing Game Strategy
November 08, 2012
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The last four years have been challenging, to say the least, for physical retailers. The game has shifted and, unfortunately, many retailers aren’t clear on the new rules yet. They just know...
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Examining the Creative Process
October 31, 2012
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The documentary Gerhard Richter Painting, while painfully slow when compared to the frenetic cinematic efforts of Michael Bay, is worth watching for those looking for some rich insight into the...
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INFLUX
Real Interaction- Sleep No More
October 09, 2012
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Most of our live art experiences; concerts, theater, comedy shows, museums, are usually pretty passive in their nature and form; we tend to lean back and take in the experience, rather than seeking...
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Millennial Whitepaper
October 05, 2012
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The discussion around the Millennial generation is heating up as brands start to pay attention to this group of consumers more carefully. Brands are seeing the impact this generation will have on our...
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Connected Brands Whitepaper
October 05, 2012
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The last few years have put enormous pressure on many categories. Across industries, we’ve seen case after case of brands being forced to reinvent or fail. A lot of blame has been placed on the...
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The Louis CK Experiment
October 05, 2012
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Louis CK has been undergoing a very personal experiment. It started last winter with the release of his standup show, “Live at the Beacon”, that he personally directed, produced, and distributed...
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INFLUX
The same job for 70 years
September 04, 2012
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In a world of relentless and exhausting change, it’s fascinating when you find examples of those who do the extreme opposite; people who manage to resist the temptation to have multiple careers,...
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INFLUX
Mobile Advertising’s Challenge
August 30, 2012
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Yesterday, the Mobile Marketing Association issued a bullish report(surprise!) based on some primary research it had conducted, it suggested brands were under-investing on mobile advertising based...
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INFLUX
Distributed marketplaces and the ownership revolution transform branding
August 27, 2012
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Rachel Botsman is something of an expert when it comes to new business models; she’s been writing about and championing the idea of Collaborative Consumption for quite a while. Sidekick Studios...
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Bombay Sapphire shows the importance of physical space in a digital world
August 23, 2012
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The digital world gives us the opportunity to imagine new worlds for brands and to create virtual spaces that brand audiences can navigate and explore. They can be updated, changed and modified to...
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INFLUX
Can brands compete with consolidation?
August 22, 2012
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It’s clear that the financial pressures are running rampant right now in the capital-intensive network provider space. everything everywhere is a company, created as a result of these pressures...
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INFLUX
Campbells reinvents itself for Millennials
August 21, 2012
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Campbells is one of America’s most iconic food brands and one immortalized by Andy Warhol in the 60s, but fast forward almost 50 years and the brand is not as revered as it once was, for...
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Xiamoi: China’s new handset player
August 20, 2012
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Xiaomi is one of the most interesting brands in China right now, founded by the charismatic 43 year-old Lei Jun, who controversially models himself on Steve Jobs and made a bunch of money selling a...
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Can Hirai re-build Sony?
August 17, 2012
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Business Week’s latest issue has an interview with Sony’s new CEO, Kazuo Hirai, who became Sony’s CEO in April and built his reputation by building Playstation into a power brand. While Sony is...
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