Marketing Chocolate Is Having a Midlife Crisis SIGNAL — What’s Happening? The premium chocolate category is realigning its value proposition: from indulgence to meaningful indulgence. For example: * According to trend research, chocolate brands are increasingly emphasising “healthy-living” attributes — including low sugar, clean label, high cocoa content, and functional benefits. GourmetPro+3lukerchocolate.com+3FoodNavigator.com+3 * The macro By Tobias Dahlberg • 1 min read
I'm closing down the paid service for The Brief™ Hello and thank you so much for being a paid subscriber of The Brief. Going forward, I am about to launch a whole new platform with a lot more trends, industry- and category specific content, as well as brand- and consumer specific content. Because of this, I have decided to By Tobias Dahlberg • 1 min read
A Brand Is...Not What Most People Say It Is. Everyone in marketing has a definition of “brand.” Most of them circle around the truth, but they are inaccurate, and therefore dangerous half-truths. Spend five minutes on LinkedIn and you’ll see the usual suspects: “A brand is an experience.” “A brand is a promise.” “A brand is what people By Tobias Dahlberg • 5 min read
Photo by Chen / Unsplash Entrepreneurship Brand Dating Apps: What Agencies Can Learn from Matchmaking Platforms Executive Summary Agencies and dating apps share the same problem: everyone’s swiping, no one’s committing. The signal: client–agency relationships are shorter than ever, with project churn replacing partnership. The deeper truth? It’s not about bad chemistry—it’s bad matching. Agencies sell capabilities; clients crave compatibility. By Tobias Dahlberg • 2 min read
Marketing Social Selling 2.0: How Challenger Brands Are Turning Feeds Into Funnels By Tobias Dahlberg • 3 min read
Marketing The CMO's New Problem: Failing To Connect Signal to Strategy to Action – At Speed And Scale. By Tobias Dahlberg • 4 min read
Entrepreneurship Automating Briefs, Proposals, and Contracts End-to-End By Tobias Dahlberg • 2 min read
