Brain Driven Brands

The Orange is a Lie: How a Vitamin Deficiency Built an Empire


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Apples had the head start, a catchy slogan, and decades of trust. So how did oranges swoop in, steal breakfast, and build a billion-dollar juice empire? In this episode, Sarah and Nate break down the biggest fruit war in history—a juicy battle of marketing, identity, and manufactured need. You'll hear:

  • 🍏 Why apples lost, even with “an apple a day” as a slogan.

  • 🍊 How orange growers invented a crisis—and then sold the cure

  • 🧠 The psychological trick that turned a seasonal fruit into a daily ritual

  • ⚔️ The real reason oranges won the war (hint: it wasn’t taste)

And most importantly: how modern brands can steal the same playbook today.

 

CoHost: Nate Lagos

Twitter: https://x.com/natelagos

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natelagos/

Tactical and Practical Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tactical-practical/id1752915534

 

Learn more at: https://www.tetherinsights.io/

Twitter: https://x.com/SarahLevinger

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahlevinger/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah.levinger/

Watch me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKwfjt_7PU5N_2fTfHemXXg

 

Thanks to Cytrus for the theme song, “Sky High” You can follow and find them on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/track/1oKGDsxjRdQlf2xHLZsiSJ?si=8fbd275dbbb54cbf

 

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