Good advertising is advertising that works. There isn’t much around. If most of the advertising suddenly disappeared what would happen? At The Fearless Group, we notice market competitors trying to dramatize their similarities to each other.

We hear a still, small voice saying “let’s be safe.” We see big advertisers spending millions of dollars to talk to themselves, their bosses and if they feel clever, their shareholders. Their customers? Too difficult it would seem. And we know the people responsible for this are not dumb.

So why do they do it? From tv to twitter. We think it’s because of fear and its corrosive effect on decision makers.