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Your client's real problem is older than the crisis
(What Taco Bell's customers were actually angry about)
Sep 4
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Matthew Heyn
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August 2026
Universal Sold Out 8 Weeks Deep. The Real Market Was Everyone Who Couldn’t Get In.
41 rooms. $153,000 per screen. And where this goes in the next 12 months.
Aug 22
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Matthew Heyn
11
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The Portfolio Prism: How Unilever Bought the World Cup Without Making a Hero Film
35 brands. 120 markets. 18,000 assets. And not one film anyone remembers. Here is what they actually built, and who ran the play first.
Aug 8
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Matthew Heyn
3
4
July 2026
Win Gen Z without outspending your rivals
How 48 Coach ads beat 280 from Michael Kors.
Jul 29
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Matthew Heyn
6
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Your client will ask to copy this Cannes winner
The diagnosis to run before you say yes
Jul 14
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Matthew Heyn
5
I expected a domestic violence awareness ad. What I found was a product demo that happens to save lives.
The copywriting move underneath the most awarded ad in France, plus the 12-month forecast.
Jul 10
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Matthew Heyn
2
13:55
Your product looks identical to your rival's
The fix AXA found hiding in its own contract, and the 4 questions that surface yours.
Jul 6
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Matthew Heyn
2
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FIS Got 700% ROI Without Showing Their Product. Here's What Comes Next.
Why Showing Your Product Is Killing Your B2B Deals (And the Fix)
Jul 1
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Matthew Heyn
7
14:49
June 2026
Failure-State Frame: the 2026 B2B play to steal
Failure-State Frame: the 2026 B2B play to steal
Jun 29
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Matthew Heyn
3
4
How Netflix gave 104 million people permission to stop scrolling
5 brands used it. Your client's competitors haven't named it yet. The window is 6-12 months.
Jun 26
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Matthew Heyn
1
12:32
The Fate Disguise: how 5 brands beat choice paralysis
Walk into your next client call with the move.
Jun 22
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Matthew Heyn
2
1
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The Phase 2 Question American Eagle Couldn't Answer
44 billion impressions. Record Q3. Q1 sales down 2%. The verified data and what comes next.
Jun 18
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Matthew Heyn
17:58
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