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Catalyst Strategy Substack

New thinking about how brands are trying to become more valuable to customers in the era of AI.

By Adrian Barrow

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Your business is worth what it allows its customers to do.

Your business is worth what it allows its customers to do.

What Private Equity should learn from a pizza company.

Jun 18 • Adrian Barrow

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AI is Rewriting the Rules of Brand Strategy

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Your Brand Can't Message Its Way Into Culture Anymore.

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The Rise of Intelligent Brands

Feb 12, 2025 • Adrian Barrow
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Quantum Brands

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Prediction Isn’t Insight

Prediction Isn’t Insight

Intelligent brands are modeling our preferences down to the decimal and still missing who we are and who we’re becoming. A nerdy look at human insight…

Jun 16 • Adrian Barrow

Smart Brands Are Losing To Curious Ones

Most AI brand innovation doesn’t fail because of a lack of intelligence. It dies because of customer drift.

May 26 • Adrian Barrow
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The Brand Surface Has Moved

While most brand leaders are integrating AI into their apps, agents are moving into messaging. These are not the same strategy.

Feb 24 • Adrian Barrow

The Algorithm Is Innocent

On strategic patience, algorithmic optimization systems, and the human chain that saved the greatest ad ever made.

Feb 20 • Adrian Barrow
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What Two New American Mayors Reveal About The Current State of Brand Transformation

An Unusual Case Study

Feb 6 • Adrian Barrow
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From Aspiration Architects to Capability Co-Pilots

Why Your Brand Identity Should Be Your AI Strategy

Feb 2 • Adrian Barrow
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