What Just Happened

Memes, Collabs, and the Future of Brand Building


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If your brand is sitting around waiting to just launch another product, you are already behind. 


With Toy executives running fashion companies like Richard Dickson, I wanted to sit with Teresa Stack Pearson who is a fashion executive who moved to the CMO position of a toy company. 


What I learned from Teresa is why the old playbook of branding is dead and what the new one looks like.



 Content is your storefront: It's no longer just a marketing campaign; it's the engine that drives curiosity, discovery, and conversion.


Collaborations are your reach: Why scaling spans generations, like hitting a streetwear collab that sells out in 23 seconds.


Licensing is your scale: How to build a master franchise playbook to protect your IP before you ever hand it off.


Meme culture is your pulse check: Getting inserted into the cultural conversation quickly, but only if it makes strategic sense for your audience.


In the full episode, we dig into the real-world tactical executions of this strategy, including:

  • How Crocs utilizes quick manufacturing turns to jump on micro-trends like Punch the Monkey.

  • Why Lego’s new interactive brick is a brilliant evolution in physical-to-digital storytelling, not just a tech gimmick.

  • How QSR giants like Wendy's insert themselves into social trends without having to alter their actual product menus.

  • The reality of AI tools in creative brand nurturing.


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    What Just HappenedBy Christine Russo


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