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Schlitz, a Beer That Made the Gusto and Lost It, Is Being Retired
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Schlitz, a Beer That Made the Gusto and Lost It, Is Being Retired

There are brands that fade away, and then there are brands that serve as teaching materials for generations of marketing students who will never taste the product. Schlitz is about to become the latter, permanently. Pabst Brewing Company announced that it is retiring the Schlitz label, ending a run that stretches back to 1849 and that includes some of the

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A Moment of Truth Gets a Second Look
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A Moment of Truth Gets a Second Look

When Jim Lecinski was at Google, he gave marketers a phrase they could put on conference room whiteboards: the Zero Moment of Truth. The idea,

A Path From Agency Life to the Chicken Business
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A Path From Agency Life to the Chicken Business

The advertising industry has always been generous about letting its best people leave for the client side, even if it means watching them cross the