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		<title>The Rejection Machine</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2025/05/14/the-rejection-machine/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 19:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the most important characteristics of a successful salesperson is the ability to accept rejection. Advertising accepts rejection without emotion. Advertising in digital media is the most efficient rejection machine ever invented. The digital cold call clogs in-boxes, clutters social media posts, and pops up in interruptive and annoying frequency. The hypnotic effect of]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The failing of Saint Rose; a lesson in differentiation.</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2024/01/20/the-failing-of-saint-rose-a-lesson-in-differentiation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 18:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[According to Inside Higher Ed, The College of Saint Rose is not alone in the sinking ship of colleges floundering on the reefs of change.   From Inside Higher Ed: Saint Rose’s closure was preceded by similar announcements from other institutions this year, including Magdalen College, Lincoln Christian University, Alderson Broaddus University, Alliance University, Cabrini University, Cardinal Stritch University, Finlandia University, Hodges University, Holy]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Invested in a feeling</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2023/12/17/invested-in-a-feeling/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 01:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scrolling and clicking, clicking, and scrolling, the mobile economy is surely a boon to retail brands. Strong brands are not defined by sales alone. Strong brands are built on a feeling. None of this is new or news, yet the media environment and the metrics associated with algorithms of mobile media would appear to favor]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fiction vs non-fiction brands</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2023/06/04/fiction-vs-non-fiction-brands/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The rise of Ai and its impact on image making has me rethinking what it means to create photographic work. It&#8217;s true that images have been easily manipulated since the earliest days of photography, but each day it gets tougher to tell the difference between fiction and non-fiction. It&#8217;s wonderful and discouraging at the same]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>During an expanding economy everyone looks like a marketing genius.</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2023/05/04/during-an-expanding-economy-everyone-looks-like-a-marketing-genius/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 23:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[agency life]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lately, the economic climate is beginning to feel a bit unsatisfactory. We’ve lived through and survived economic downturns before if that’s what this is. Marketing in a downturn is never fun. Budgets get cut and tougher questions get asked. Inadequate answers abound. Suddenly, the marketing wunderkind down the hall has lost the hop in her]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6254</post-id>
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		<title>The loudness tactic by content makers is a fool’s game.</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2023/04/23/the-loudness-tactic-by-content-makers-is-a-fools-game/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 21:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In my personal quest to make YouTube more enjoyable, here’s a tip to all of you content creators out there. There is such a thing as acceptable audio levels. Even among those that seem to understand the principles, there are many content publishers that believe it is ok to blast their cheesy intro music. There]]></description>
		
		
		
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				<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DALL·E 2023-04-23 17.17.45 &#8211; a person with their fingers sticking in their ears with a painful expression on their face]]></media:description>
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		<title>Stewardship of a Legendary Brand</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2023/01/29/stewardship-of-a-legendary-brand/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While in New York City, I took the opportunity to visit some old haunts. I hadn’t had the chance to step inside the renovated Hotel Chelsea, so off we went. I’m not claiming I was a denizen of this much celebrated bastion of creativity in residence. I wasn’t. In the late 70’s as an art]]></description>
		
		
		
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				<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chelsea Girl]]></media:description>
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		<title>All media is exclusive media</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2022/10/14/all-media-is-now-exclusive-media/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://brandforming.com/?p=6035</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[There was a time when almost all media was inclusive. The old analogue days of 13 TV Channels, rooftop antennae, a handful of news programing and perhaps a few dozen major newspapers and magazines. There were some specialized publications, and radio stations were somewhat local, but they were the exceptions. Media was broadly casted by]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Saratoga Springs NY, a destination brand that’s got it all.</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2022/08/06/saratoga-springs-ny-a-destination-brand-thats-got-it-all/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2022 23:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://brandforming.com/?p=5908</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Saratoga Springs NY; A vibrant cultural scene and a main street so nice that it was emulated by Disney as one of its resorts; Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort &#38; Spa. Disney avoided one part that’s impossible to miss. They left out the trucks. They skipped over the volcanic 18 wheelers that rattle Broadway. The sound]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Truthiness can be tempting</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2022/07/31/5897/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 15:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When I put the camera on my shoulder and the brief is in my head, I’m looking for the truth. The deeper story, the stuff beyond mere words and pictures, the stuff that reaches the heart. Truth in performance; the essence of the idea to be communicated. The process starts again in editing, to polish]]></description>
		
		
		
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				<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></media:description>
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		<title>Customer retention through attrition</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2022/07/24/customer-retention-through-attrition/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2022 22:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Brands such as Spectrum are, for all intents and purposes, monopolies. Their monopolistic stature affords them the illusion that they do not need to be the best in total quality. I finally cut the cable cord and will just go forward with Spectrum internet service. The value proposition of cable TV evaporated long ago. I’m]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Moldy Strawberries</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2022/07/09/moldy-strawberries/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2022 21:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Naming is one of the most important things you can do for your brand. A great name is memorable, easy to say, relatively short, and helps to position your brand in the hearts and minds of the consumer. A descriptive name can also evoke the brand promise. In other words, what problem does the brand]]></description>
		
		
		
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				<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A moldy brand]]></media:description>
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		<title>Words with Pictures, Skidmore College, F. William Harder Lecture</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2021/06/01/skidmore-college-lecture/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 22:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part of my work at Skidmore College as the F. William Harder Chair Professor of Business Administration includes the recruitment and production of an annual lecture. Each year, a speaker is recruited and asked to present to the students a topic within their areas of interest and expertise. This year, it was me. The link]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Obstacle is The Path</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2021/05/31/the-obstacle-is-the-past/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2021 22:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A brand is a problem solved. It’s as simple and as vexing as that. The obstacle for the customer is the obstacle for the brand. The vexing part comes in creating a differentiating idea that clearly positions the brand as the most appealing solution to the customer problem. In highly competitive markets, the challenge is]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>I was a guest on the podcast Art Buyer For Hire with Ken Zane</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2020/11/03/i-was-a-guest-on-the-podcast-art-buyer-for-hire-with-ken-zane/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ken Zane&#8217;s show  Art Buyer For Hire is about 45 minutes in length. During the show we touch on a range of topics from idea development, to execution and agency culture too. While I was chief creative officer of Palio I hired Ken in the role of art buyer-producer. It was an important moment for]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Unilever is a unifying force in the pursuit of value in advertising</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2018/07/31/pursuing-greater-value-in-advertising/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 02:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Smart Brand Managers are forever scrutinizing the value they are gaining from their agencies. The ad industry is forever trying to accurately respond to the old quip, attributed to John Wannamaker, “Half of the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” Recently, Marc Pritchard of Unilever announced]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Using Blockchain to block fake news and protect your brand</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2018/07/16/using-blockchain-to-block-fake-news-and-protect-your-brand/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 01:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://brandforming.com/?p=1806</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Blockchain could save the media environment for brands. There has been much written about how blockchain might result in greater transparency in media buying and tracking. If it all works as conceived, it will also be a boon for content creators, enabling direct engagement with audiences and direct payment too. This has the potential to]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The power of symbolism</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2018/07/02/the-power-of-symbolism/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 19:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://brandforming.com/?p=1765</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Brand marks  are invested with symbolism; meaning derived from perceived value, ambition and aspiration too. On this 4th of July I thought it would be interesting to start with a consideration of Uncle Sam; a representation of the U.S. Government. The creation and evolution of Uncle Sam is an interesting story about which much has]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why worry about beauty?</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2018/06/06/why-worry-about-beauty/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As humans we are hard-wired to see and appreciate beauty. The impact of beauty has been studied and proven countless times. There is nothing like a beautiful face to garner our attention; one look online or on TV or in a print publication proves beauty is an effective tool of advertisers. Our fundamental appreciation of]]></description>
		
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