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Brand architecture: who inherits the family name and who goes by their own

Brand architecture: who inherits the family name and who goes by their own Procter & Gamble manages around 65 brands across 10 categories. Pampers, Gillette, Oral-B, Ariel, Vicks. Five billion people use something the group makes, and almost none of them notice the P&G name on the package. Apple went the opposite way: it put […]

Branding: the most memorable event of your life was not the easiest

The most memorable event of your life was not the easiest It was the one you almost didn’t go to. The one that demanded something of you. The one that made you uncomfortable before it made you remember. The events industry wants to take that away from you. Neuroscience says that is the worst thing they […]

Noise is a graveyard full of beautiful logos.

The first thing a brand does is not sell. It is to point a finger and say: this is me. Before PowerPoint, before the feed, before “positioning,” there already existed the oldest human need in the world after eating and escaping danger: to recognize. To identify. To separate mine from yours. The trustworthy from the […]

Innovation and Feedback: How Spin-offs Turn Brands into Icons in the Digital Age

Innovation in Focus: Spin-offs and Feedback as Strategies for Success Hey, world. Let’s get straight to the point: in today’s business landscape, everything revolves around innovation. Have you ever stopped to think about how spin-offs and feedback shape brand identity and communication strategies? In this sea of information, distinguishing what truly matters is crucial for […]

CX – Customer Experience

Relationship is not a soft skill, it is the most hidden data in your revenue

Relationship Is Not a Soft Skill, It’s Hidden Revenue Data | Cristiano Haubrich March 26, 2026  ·  Essay  ·  12 min read  ·  Strategic Networking Relationship is not a soft skill, it is the most hidden data in your revenue The highest-ROI channel in your portfolio has no dashboard. It does not show up in […]

Response time and lead conversion: what really defines sales

Response Time and Lead Conversion: What Defines Sales in the Digital World Response time and lead conversion: what really defines sales The first contact is already the proposal. You hire a personal trainer. You message her on Monday morning. She replies on Wednesday. You already gave up on Tuesday. Not on the trainer. On yourself. […]

Economy, Consumption and Behavior in Brazil

Headcore Report: NEXT>> 2026 Headcore Digital Reports NEXT>> 2026 Act 1: Context and Scope The Brazilian landscape for 2026 is taking shape around a paradox: macroeconomic resilience, marked by a robust labor market and GDP growth, contrasts with growing pressure on the financial health of households. This report offers a complete overview of the main […]

2025 Wellness & Sport Dossier

Wellness & Sport Dossier 2025 | Editorial 2025 Dossier Wellness & Sport The Science & the Data. The engineering behind behavior in a US$ 9 trillion market. Intelligence Unit “What makes someone stop their thumb on the screen?” I have always had an obsessive curiosity to understand what moves people. Over the past few weeks, […]

Experts

The morning shift

The morning shift: how young Brazilians are rearranging their social life · Headcore Intelligence Unit Intelligence Unit · Growth Science™ The morning shift In 2025, alcohol abstinence among young Brazilians aged 18 to 24 went from 46% to 64%. In the same country, running clubs grew 800%. Headcore reads both numbers as a single move: […]

AI eliminated execution. Now, taste is the only asset left.

AI eliminated execution. Now, taste is the only asset left. There is a phrase that the CEO of a global holding company said to Forrester, without giving his name. The phrase is this: “By 2028, we will double profits and cut people in half.” He was not making a prediction. He was describing a plan. […]

Economy, Consumption and Behavior in Brazil

Headcore Report: NEXT>> 2026 Headcore Digital Reports NEXT>> 2026 Act 1: Context and Scope The Brazilian landscape for 2026 is taking shape around a paradox: macroeconomic resilience, marked by a robust labor market and GDP growth, contrasts with growing pressure on the financial health of households. This report offers a complete overview of the main […]

2025 Wellness & Sport Dossier

Wellness & Sport Dossier 2025 | Editorial 2025 Dossier Wellness & Sport The Science & the Data. The engineering behind behavior in a US$ 9 trillion market. Intelligence Unit “What makes someone stop their thumb on the screen?” I have always had an obsessive curiosity to understand what moves people. Over the past few weeks, […]

Innovation and Feedback: How Spin-offs Turn Brands into Icons in the Digital Age

Innovation in Focus: Spin-offs and Feedback as Strategies for Success Hey, world. Let’s get straight to the point: in today’s business landscape, everything revolves around innovation. Have you ever stopped to think about how spin-offs and feedback shape brand identity and communication strategies? In this sea of information, distinguishing what truly matters is crucial for […]

Growth

The pipeline health no one measures

Brand Strategy · Growth 2026 The pipeline health no one measures Your company’s pipeline exists. The problem is that it belongs to someone else. A cross-analysis of data the market hasn’t done yet, about why a full forecast doesn’t guarantee a closed quarter, and what networking has to do with it. There’s a data point […]

AI eliminated execution. Now, taste is the only asset left.

AI eliminated execution. Now, taste is the only asset left. There is a phrase that the CEO of a global holding company said to Forrester, without giving his name. The phrase is this: “By 2028, we will double profits and cut people in half.” He was not making a prediction. He was describing a plan. […]

Relationship is not a soft skill, it is the most hidden data in your revenue

Relationship Is Not a Soft Skill, It’s Hidden Revenue Data | Cristiano Haubrich March 26, 2026  ·  Essay  ·  12 min read  ·  Strategic Networking Relationship is not a soft skill, it is the most hidden data in your revenue The highest-ROI channel in your portfolio has no dashboard. It does not show up in […]

Response time and lead conversion: what really defines sales

Response Time and Lead Conversion: What Defines Sales in the Digital World Response time and lead conversion: what really defines sales The first contact is already the proposal. You hire a personal trainer. You message her on Monday morning. She replies on Wednesday. You already gave up on Tuesday. Not on the trainer. On yourself. […]

Innovation and Feedback: How Spin-offs Turn Brands into Icons in the Digital Age

Innovation in Focus: Spin-offs and Feedback as Strategies for Success Hey, world. Let’s get straight to the point: in today’s business landscape, everything revolves around innovation. Have you ever stopped to think about how spin-offs and feedback shape brand identity and communication strategies? In this sea of information, distinguishing what truly matters is crucial for […]

Insights

The morning shift

The morning shift: how young Brazilians are rearranging their social life · Headcore Intelligence Unit Intelligence Unit · Growth Science™ The morning shift In 2025, alcohol abstinence among young Brazilians aged 18 to 24 went from 46% to 64%. In the same country, running clubs grew 800%. Headcore reads both numbers as a single move: […]

How to use AI in branding: the three phases of the new operator

There is a measurable difference between those who have learned to use AI in branding and those who still only have access to it. Four independent reports published between April and May of 2026 are beginning to draw that difference clearly. Read together, they point to a learning curve, not to a technology problem. Brand […]

The pipeline health no one measures

Brand Strategy · Growth 2026 The pipeline health no one measures Your company’s pipeline exists. The problem is that it belongs to someone else. A cross-analysis of data the market hasn’t done yet, about why a full forecast doesn’t guarantee a closed quarter, and what networking has to do with it. There’s a data point […]

AI eliminated execution. Now, taste is the only asset left.

AI eliminated execution. Now, taste is the only asset left. There is a phrase that the CEO of a global holding company said to Forrester, without giving his name. The phrase is this: “By 2028, we will double profits and cut people in half.” He was not making a prediction. He was describing a plan. […]

Technology

How to use AI in branding: the three phases of the new operator

There is a measurable difference between those who have learned to use AI in branding and those who still only have access to it. Four independent reports published between April and May of 2026 are beginning to draw that difference clearly. Read together, they point to a learning curve, not to a technology problem. Brand […]

AI eliminated execution. Now, taste is the only asset left.

AI eliminated execution. Now, taste is the only asset left. There is a phrase that the CEO of a global holding company said to Forrester, without giving his name. The phrase is this: “By 2028, we will double profits and cut people in half.” He was not making a prediction. He was describing a plan. […]

What Comes After AI: 5 Moves Already Changing Business in 2026

The Bill Has Come Due: What Comes After AI and Why It Changes Everything in Your Business I’m going to be straight with you. The entire world is talking about artificial intelligence as if it were the final destination. The last stop. The point of arrival. I get it, I really do. When a technology […]

Innovation and Feedback: How Spin-offs Turn Brands into Icons in the Digital Age

Innovation in Focus: Spin-offs and Feedback as Strategies for Success Hey, world. Let’s get straight to the point: in today’s business landscape, everything revolves around innovation. Have you ever stopped to think about how spin-offs and feedback shape brand identity and communication strategies? In this sea of information, distinguishing what truly matters is crucial for […]

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The Future of the Creative Industry in 2025 | Strategy and Impact

The creative industry is entering a new cycle. In a landscape saturated with content and with increasingly demanding consumers, brands that fail to innovate disappear into the noise. The question is not just about being seen, it is about impacting, connecting and dominating. For 2025, the trends will not be merely technological evolutions, but also […]