Steven Cortese

Geography buff, Big Brother fanatic, unofficial world record holder for the fastest human crab walk.

Shut Down the Shade: How to Respond to Backlash to Your Pride Campaign

Come June,we can expect to see the usual suspects up in arms about brands engaging in (or even supporting) LGBTQ+ Pride campaigns. Of course, not...

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Do You Want Your Diverse Messages to Resonate? Don’t Cast a Wide Net.

Authenticity and diversity are both important, but as marketers, we need to recognize that specific stories and messages are not going to resonate...

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Should Your Brand Go "Woke?"

No, Bud Light did not make a big mistake by going “woke”… and don’t let others fool you into thinking that. So, instead of catering to the demands...

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4 Tactics for Boosting the Results of Public Health Marketing

Public health and marketing are two fields that have always gone hand in hand in the United States. In fact, in 2021, pharmaceutical companies spent...

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5 Benefits In Becoming a Pride Sponsor

Over the past decade, the number of major brands participating in Pride events has been rapidly rising. But why? Can we chalk it up to the age of...

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Diversity Means Accepting Change. That's a Good Thing.

The Little Mermaid live-action adaptation–and its star Halle Bailey–have recently made quite a splash online, as fans had intense reactions to seeing...

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Creating a Marketing Strategy That Reaches Everyone

Everyone wants to see people who look like them in advertising and in the media. And I mean everybody. From those that are most marginalized in...

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How Should Brands Prepare for Pride? (2022 Edition)

After a two year hiatus, Pride events around the United States are preparing their comeback tour, but even with the looming promise of ‘returning to...

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We’ve Made Progress, but the LGBTQ+ Community Is Still Under Attack

Pride is a protest, we shouldn't forget that. But it’s also a celebration. A celebration that allows us as queer people to accept ourselves in the...

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LGBTQ+ Americans Are One of the Most Vaccinated Groups

America has only three cities (that require indoor vaccinations): New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is (in the) Cleveland...

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