Polaroid vs. Converse: Selling With Nostalgia

Polaroid and Converse, each with a rich history and a deeply ingrained place in pop culture, demonstrate the power of nostalgia in modern branding. In this episode, we explore their strategies for staying true to their roots while evolving to meet contemporary tastes, treating their products as commodities and enduring icons of style and sentiment.

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Brand2Brand: The Marketing Show

Unfiltered conversations on brand strategy, marketing trends, and emerging technology for marketers and business leaders.

Brand2Brand provides unfiltered conversations on brand strategy, marketing trends, and emerging technology for business leaders. Whether you want to sharpen your strategy or sound cool at parties, this show is for you. Join hosts Thomas Stirling and Veronica St. Cyr to explore the marketing lessons we can learn from the champagne-worthy wins and hardcore fails of well-known brands. This podcast has been described as "what you imagine marketing professionals would talk about at a bar." So grab your favorite beverage and pull up a stool. The first round is on you though; we forgot to bring our wallets.