Instagram's First Major Refresh in a Decade • How AT&T Turned Brand Love Into ROI • How One Brand Increased Its AI Visibility by 85%
Your weekly update on branding news and strategy | August 13-19, 2026
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7UP Changes Its Look and Its Formula • The Surprising Return of Brand Puppets • The Strategy Behind 3 Name Changes
Your weekly update on branding news and strategy | August 6-12, 2026
Trinity University's Logo Backlash • Snapchat Invented Everything and Kept Nothing • Vans' New Visual System
Your weekly update on branding news and strategy | July 30–August 5, 2026
Cracker Barrel's CEO Change • Become the Brand Others Reference • Do You Know How AI Describes Your Brand?
Your weekly update on branding news and strategy | July 23–29, 2026
Coca-Cola's New Design System • Play-Doh's Adult Expansion • Why Founders Need a Personal Brand in 2026
Your weekly update on branding news and strategy | July 16–22, 2026
Tinder's First Rebrand in a Decade • Why Unofficial Sports Sponsors Are Winning • Study: The Best Brands Act Like Neighbors
Your weekly update on branding news and strategy | July 9–15, 2026
Why Brands Are Opening Hotels & Cafés • Columbia's Impossible Campaign • The New Era of Sustainability-Led Branding
Your weekly update on branding news and strategy | July 1–8, 2026
Unilever's 35-Brand FIFA Strategy • Taylor Swift's Wedding Brand Effect • Why Brand Audiences Are Becoming Fact-Checkers
Your weekly update on branding news and strategy | June 24–30, 2026
How Amul Stayed Relevant for 75 Years Without a Rebrand • Brands Are Adapting to AI Search • The Personal Brand Trap
Your weekly update on branding news and strategy | June 18–24, 2026
Loewe's TikTok Playbook • KFC's Bucketverse Rebrand • Oatly's Marketing Shift
Your weekly update on branding news and strategy | June 11–18, 2026
Victoria's Secret's turnaround • Rivian's Big Bet • Why brands are becoming invisible to AI
Your weekly update on branding news and strategy | June 3–10, 2026