We Know How to Get to Brands to Talk

We’ll dive into your brand’s psyche to reveal it in all its glory and dysfunction by asking the big questions. “Who are you, really?” “What keeps you up at night?” and “Is this ‘authenticity’ obsession maybe getting a bit much?”

The result? A creative brief with an edge so smart and sharp that it will slice right through the noise and distractions, giving your marketing team the deep understanding and clarity they need to communicate across everything from TV to TikTok.

What We Do

The Right Brain Studio is a branding and marketing strategy company that will broaden your horizons, deepen your thinking, and help you see what’s been hiding in plain sight.

All with a healthy dose of creativity.

We specialize in brand positioning, consumer insights, and innovation. Whether it’s B2C or B2B, we’ve worked on nearly every category known to humankind, helping everyone from global giants to startups.

Most variations of our process combine ideation, concept development and qualitative research, all grounded in a process of curiosity and discovery.

You can pick and choose what you need, but the magic happens when we bring it all together.

Curious? Let’s talk!

From the Desk of The Professor

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We Are Going Back

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda? No. Only One Thing Matters in the End. Having received the green light to implement the MAMA Project (“Make America Macho Again), ...
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Is Long-Range Thinking No Longer an Option for Brands?

Before branding was a discipline and the world of marketing was inchoate, Philadelphia retailer John Wanamaker famously said: “Half the money I spend on advertising ...
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Why Don’t We Believe Our Own Eyes and Ears?

I wish that political marketing was more like marketing products and services. How long would it take any brand to change course quickly if it ...
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Remembering Kinky Friedman: An Indelible Personal Brand from a Life Well Lived

I mourn the passing of one of my pop culture heroes, the great Kinky Friedman, who passed on June 27. Nicknamed by a good friend ...
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Involve Creative People Early And Often In Strategic Planning

I always enjoy when internal or agency creatives are involved in my projects and wish I saw more of them, more often. They’re usually present ...
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We Are All In The Mental Health Business

Many years ago, I settled into the comfy salon chair for my haircut with my regular stylist, Amy who I’d been seeing once a month ...
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In Defense of Creating Brand Personas

This is story about marketing that starts with a night at the L.A. Opera. But allow me to digress for a moment. I saw an ...
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Busting Myths of Focus Group Moderating

I started my career as an ad agency account executive before being hired away by my client as a brand manager. We did a lot ...
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The Sports Equinox: Too Much Of A Good Thing?

I don’t follow sports as seriously or passionately the way I did from the time I was able to read the backs of baseball cards ...
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Skims for Men. Inspired by Miller Lite?

It’s a shame that society has forced women into uncomfortable garments that squeeze and suffocate for the benefit of the male gaze. It’s been going ...
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Taylor Swift Demonstrates Why Generosity Is So Important For Brands

As part of my wife’s birthday weekend, I took her to see the Taylor Swift film. What a spectacle! Over 70,000 screaming fans jammed into ...
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Overheard At The AI Focus Group

The future of qualitative research is AI. Here’s a snippet from a group run by AI that proves it. Moderator: Arthur I. Respondents: Wendy R., ...
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