Be in The Know
🌮 Happy Live Mas Live day, amigos.
📈 Check out Google’s updates to Display Ads to boost reach.
⏸️ Btw, that Google Ads pause has been resolved.
❌ Hulu apologizes for Oscars tech glitches.
🏆 Adrien Brody’s Oscar-win speech was a master class in how not to act at work.
🍚 Quaker Oats’ Porridge Dress stuns at London Fashion Week.
🍒 Sprite is making its cherry-lime flavored drink Chill a permanent part of its brand portfolio.
🍺 Dogfish Head Brewery talks 30th anniversary, Grateful Dead collab, and partnerships.
🦦 Meet The Otterfords: Jim Henson’s sea otter puppets for SeaPak are adorable.
🚪 Revenge quitting is on the rise.
🎨 Cash App’s brand style guide did not have to be this cool.
🎮 Hey, wanna know which LLM is best at playing Super Mario Bros?
The 3 Pillars of Real Thought Leadership
Real thought leaders don’t chase engagement—they create value.
Thought leadership isn’t not all about social activity and algorithms; it’s about guiding your audience toward better decisions. You need depth and visibility.
When you consistently create content that informs, clarifies, and shifts perspectives, you don’t just gain followers—you build real influence.
Your thought leadership content must do three things:
- Show your audience you understand their problems. Customers don’t care about your brand—they care about their challenges. If you can articulate their pain points better than they can, they’ll trust you to solve them.
- Help them navigate their options. More choices don’t always mean better decisions. Thought leaders simplify complexity by framing tradeoffs and guiding customers toward the right solution.
- Offer a new perspective. True innovation isn’t about trends; it’s about relevance. Your audience values insights that reshape how they see their problems and opportunities.
Get the full insight from MarTech’s Zac Stucki.
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Bowled Over
Samyang, the maker of Buldak instant ramen, has rapidly expanded in the U.S. thanks to Gen Alpha—and the brand is paying attention.
It’s working with a lean marketing team, but they’re agile enough to capitalize on social media engagement with real-world activations, while collaborating closely with headquarters in South Korea.
Numerator recently named Samyang ahead of Gen Alpha favorites like Owala, Dr. Squatch, and even Fortnite.
Case in point: When a TikTok video of a Texas girl tearfully receiving Buldak ramen as a gift went viral, Samyang threw her a whole Buldak-themed party. All the noods arrived in a custom pink van the team designed just for the occasion.
That kid is gonna be brand loyal for life.
