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Why Your Strategy Falls Apart Without Anyone Noticing
Jan 27, 2026

Why Your Strategy Falls Apart Without Anyone Noticing

How entropy erodes alignment one satisficing decision at a time

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
Brand StrategyBrand Strategy
The Gap Between Your Brand Promise and Reality
Jan 20, 2026

The Gap Between Your Brand Promise and Reality

Why employees without authority become brand apologists, not ambassadors

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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Stop Treating Brand as a Department. Make It Your OS.
Jan 13, 2026

Stop Treating Brand as a Department. Make It Your OS.

How Sony lost digital music despite having everything, and Microsoft escaped a Lost Decade by making leaders co-authors

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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Your Strategy Deck Is Paralyzing Your Team
Jan 06, 2026

Your Strategy Deck Is Paralyzing Your Team

How broadcasting everything to everyone gives them nothing they can use

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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Top 5 Brand Strategy Briefs of 2025
Dec 30, 2025

Top 5 Brand Strategy Briefs of 2025

A practical reference for common strategy traps

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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The Operational Mistake That Kills Brand Trust
Dec 16, 2025

The Operational Mistake That Kills Brand Trust

When efficiency decisions contradict your brand promise

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
MarketingMarketing
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Why Smart Brands Make Dumb Decisions
Nov 25, 2025

Why Smart Brands Make Dumb Decisions

The hidden biology behind the worst strategic calls—and how to stop it.

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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The Hidden Risk in Customer Feedback
Nov 18, 2025

The Hidden Risk in Customer Feedback

And how ignoring some customers unlocks growth

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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Reactive Leadership Destroys Brands
Nov 04, 2025

Reactive Leadership Destroys Brands

How workplaces create reactive states that sabotage your strategy—and the system to regain control

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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The Scrapbook Trap
Oct 21, 2025

The Scrapbook Trap

Trade your disconnected tactics for a strategic playbook

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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Transactions Don’t Build Brands, Trust Does
Oct 07, 2025

Transactions Don’t Build Brands, Trust Does

How top brands turn trust into their most valuable asset

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
Brand StrategyBrand Strategy
Why Most Brand Strategies Never Stick
Sep 30, 2025

Why Most Brand Strategies Never Stick

A plan on paper isn’t a brand in action

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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