TED Talks
What sex, soap and alcohol taught me about making an impact | Myriam Sidibe
New ReviewWhat if saving lives and growing a company went hand in hand? Public health expert Myriam Sidibe thinks many businesses are going about social impact all wrong — and leaving millions of dollars on the table at the same time. Drawing from...
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The art of marketing — for good | Raja Rajamannar
Can marketing transcend traditional business goals and actually be a force for good? Mastercard CMO Raja Rajamannar shares how purpose-driven initiatives — like “touch cards” for the visually impaired and debit cards that let people...
PBS
Are gummy vitamins as effective as traditional vitamin pills?
Making sure you get the right amount of daily vitamins can be difficult. Today, a booming multi-billion-dollar industry of gummy vitamins and supplements claims its products make it both easier and tastier. But how do they compare with...
TED Talks
TED: The power of personalization in the age of AI | Mark Abraham
With all that spam clogging your inbox, a more personalized experience with the brands you interact with would be a refreshing change of pace. Sharing insights from his research into what brands can do to improve the experience of the...
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TED: Ask dumb questions, embrace mistakes — and other lessons on innovation | Dave Raggio
To launch new initiatives within the confines of a large corporation, you'll need to work with the system, not against it, says "intrapreneur" Dave Raggio. He shares three lessons on innovation he learned the hard way — so you don't have...
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TED: 5 ways leaders can adapt to shifting geopolitics | Nikolaus S. Lang
What will the world look like in 2030? International business consultant Nikolaus S. Lang predicts the evolution of a multipolar world, with multiple emerging coalitions of countries acting in new ways to achieve their economic,...
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TED: 5 steps to building a personal brand you feel good about | Marcos Salazar
Whether you realize it or not, you have a personal brand, says social entrepreneur Marcos Salazar -- and you have the power to shape what it is. Here's how you can create a brand that captures who you are, who you'd like to be and how...
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TED: What if advertising was honest? | Sylvester Chauke
After years of brand building, marketing veteran Sylvester Chauke realized that his industry had sold the world on overconsumption, with devastating consequences. He shares how marketers could instead promote sustainability with "honest...
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TED: What will happen to marketing in the age of AI? | Jessica Apotheker
Generative AI is poised to transform the workplace, but we still need human brains for new ideas, says marketing expert Jessica Apotheker. She explores how marketers can find their niche in the world of AI based on their preference for...
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TED: How targeted ads might just save your life | Sandersan Onie
Could the tech industry's complex algorithms support people during their darkest times, rather than just deliver targeted ads? Drawing from his own experience with depression, global mental health researcher Sandersan Onie shows how...
PBS
What Does it Mean to be a Girl? How Parents Can Help Daughters Decide for Themselves (May 6, 2014)
In the last few decades, a multi-billion dollar industry has evolved around princess stories and toys. But in contrast to this pink and purple "girlie" world are alternatives emphasizing more diverse interests and portraying different...
TED Talks
What physics taught me about marketing - Dan Cobley
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Physics and marketing don't seem to have much in common, but Dan Cobley is passionate about both. He brings these...
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TED: The inaccurate link between body ideals and health | Nancy N. Chen
Global obesity rates are on the rise, but body shaming campaigns are doing more harm than good, says medical anthropologist Nancy N. Chen. Reflecting on how the cultural histories of body ideals have changed over time, she offers a new...
Crash Course
Marketing: Crash Course Film Production
So you've made a movie. Congrats! But now you have to get people to see it. How you market your movie depends a lot on what your movie is. Is it a massive blockbuster? That means one set of requirements. Is it a small, Indy film? That's...
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TED: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google manipulate our emotions | Scott Galloway
The combined market capitalization of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google is now equivalent to the GDP of India. How did these four companies come to infiltrate our lives so completely? In a spectacular rant, Scott Galloway shares...
TED Talks
Peter Hirshberg: The web is more than "better TV"
In this absorbing look at emerging media and tech history, Peter Hirshberg shares some crucial lessons from Silicon Valley and explains why the web is so much more than "better TV."
TED Talks
TED: Why sneakers are a great investment | Josh Luber
Josh Luber is a "sneakerhead," a collector of rare or limited sneakers. With their insatiable appetite for exclusive sneakers, these tastemakers drive marketing and create hype for the brands they love, specifically Nike, which...
TED Talks
Chris Anderson: Technology's long tail
Chris Anderson, then the editor of Wired, explores the four key stages of any viable technology: setting the right price, gaining market share, displacing an established technology and, finally, becoming ubiquitous.
SciShow
Why People Keep Eating Tide Pods
Recently, you may have noticed a lot of memes on the Internet joking about eating Tide Laundry Pods. It was just a bit of absurdist fun until videos and stories started popping up of people actually eating them and experiencing some...
TED Talks
Jason McCue: Terrorism is a failed brand
In this gripping talk, lawyer Jason McCue urges for a new way to attack terrorism, to weaken its credibility with those who are buying the product -- the recruits. He shares stories of real cases where he and other activists used this...
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TED: Bitcoin. Sweat. Tide. Meet the future of branded currency. | Paul Kemp-Robertson
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Currency -- the bills and coins you carry in your wallet and in your bank account -- is founded on marketing, on...
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TED: Bring on the female superheroes! | Christopher Bell
Why is it so hard to find female superhero merchandise? In this passionate, sparkling talk, media studies scholar (and father of a Star Wars-obsessed daughter) Christopher Bell addresses the alarming lack of female superheroes in the...
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Molly Crockett: Beware neuro-bunk
Brains are ubiquitous in modern marketing: Headlines proclaim cheese sandwiches help with decision-making, while a “neuro” drink claims to reduce stress. There’s just one problem, says neuroscientist Molly Crockett: The benefits of these...
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The tribes we lead - Seth Godin
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past:...