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With all the talk circulating around what Bing actually is – ‘decision engine’, ‘real-time search platform’, ‘content filter’, etc. etc. - you have to love it when the brand can be presented in the form of a soda can. Seltzer, to be exact.

It gets you thinking about how promotional products can solve the brand problem. You just...well... Drink it in. Imagine a dialogue between two people who could care less about the deeper meaning of some random technology engine:

“Cool name. What the heck is it?”

“Beats me, but I like the bubbles.”

“Yeah, the bubbles are cool. Although it doesn’t have any taste.”

“Yeah, but it’s all natural and fat free. And no carbs.”

“Maybe I can lose a few pounds drinkin’ this stuff.”

“Maybe.”

“Hey – I think I’ve seen a commercial for these guys. They didn’t mention anything about soda...”

“It’s not soda, knucklehead, it’s sparkling water.”

“Sparkles... Right. I still don’t get the commercials though.”

“Who cares about commercials?”

“Good point. I get most of my entertainment these days online.”

“Hee-hee...”

Gunther Sonnenfeld

Gunther Sonnenfeld

I am a long-time serial entrepreneur and a social technologist whose last executive role was as an ad agency strategist (Omnicom Group). My career began as a broadcast writer/producer/director (NBC) before transitioning into commercials, film and then software development, interactive design, branded content, and more recently, analytics.

My view of creativity - vocationally and philosophically - has evolved radically over time; numbers or algorithms can be as illustrative as the media we place, or the stories we choose to tell. I now advise and work with several start-up, middle-stage and Fortune 500 companies through my think tank and my brand intelligence platform, Heardable. I am also an angel investor, a mentor in the K5 Ventures accelerator program, and an award-winning, multi-platform storyteller.

I believe that data + storytelling are changing businesses, brands and culture in the 21st century for the better. My provocations here detail some of the ways in which this paradigm shift is happening. Check out the links for more background on me and my work. More importantly, have fun and stay curious!

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