Good Is the New Cool Guide to Meaningful Marketing: How Brands Can Win with Conscious Consumers
The Good Is the New Cool Guide to Meaningful Marketing is your guide to future-proof your brand with purpose-driven strategies and activations that meet the demands of the new world of conscious capitalism. This book takes listeners behind the scenes at some of the world's most famous brands—from purpose-driven pioneers like TOMS, the Honest Company, and Chobani, to household names like Oreo, Call of Duty, and Brand Jordan—to show you how a new wave of marketers are collaborating with values-driven creators of cool like Pharrell, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber.

In this book, listeners will learn about how brands can authentically discover and deploy their social purpose in ways that drive brand love and financial growth; the Seven Steps of Meaningful Marketing, including "Think Citizens Not Consumers," "Solve Problems from the Everyday to the Epic," and "People are the New Media"; and how brands can collaborate with nonprofits to make money and do good at the same time, using examples from Product(RED), Rivet, and Choose Love.

The Good Is the New Cool Guide to Meaningful Marketing earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all forward-thinking leaders in business, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, seeking to ride the winds of change and market in a better, more meaningful way.
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Good Is the New Cool Guide to Meaningful Marketing: How Brands Can Win with Conscious Consumers
The Good Is the New Cool Guide to Meaningful Marketing is your guide to future-proof your brand with purpose-driven strategies and activations that meet the demands of the new world of conscious capitalism. This book takes listeners behind the scenes at some of the world's most famous brands—from purpose-driven pioneers like TOMS, the Honest Company, and Chobani, to household names like Oreo, Call of Duty, and Brand Jordan—to show you how a new wave of marketers are collaborating with values-driven creators of cool like Pharrell, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber.

In this book, listeners will learn about how brands can authentically discover and deploy their social purpose in ways that drive brand love and financial growth; the Seven Steps of Meaningful Marketing, including "Think Citizens Not Consumers," "Solve Problems from the Everyday to the Epic," and "People are the New Media"; and how brands can collaborate with nonprofits to make money and do good at the same time, using examples from Product(RED), Rivet, and Choose Love.

The Good Is the New Cool Guide to Meaningful Marketing earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all forward-thinking leaders in business, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, seeking to ride the winds of change and market in a better, more meaningful way.
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The Good Is the New Cool Guide to Meaningful Marketing is your guide to future-proof your brand with purpose-driven strategies and activations that meet the demands of the new world of conscious capitalism. This book takes listeners behind the scenes at some of the world's most famous brands—from purpose-driven pioneers like TOMS, the Honest Company, and Chobani, to household names like Oreo, Call of Duty, and Brand Jordan—to show you how a new wave of marketers are collaborating with values-driven creators of cool like Pharrell, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber.

In this book, listeners will learn about how brands can authentically discover and deploy their social purpose in ways that drive brand love and financial growth; the Seven Steps of Meaningful Marketing, including "Think Citizens Not Consumers," "Solve Problems from the Everyday to the Epic," and "People are the New Media"; and how brands can collaborate with nonprofits to make money and do good at the same time, using examples from Product(RED), Rivet, and Choose Love.

The Good Is the New Cool Guide to Meaningful Marketing earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all forward-thinking leaders in business, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, seeking to ride the winds of change and market in a better, more meaningful way.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798228584761
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date: 10/07/2025
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Afdhel Aziz is the Chief Purpose Officer of Conspiracy of Love, a global purpose consultancy (and certified B Corp) with Fortune 500 clients like Adidas, PepsiCo, Mondelez, Microsoft, and more. He is also the cofounder of Good Is the New Cool, a creative studio and incubator.

Bobby Jones is a visionary entrepreneur and inspiring storyteller whose work has helped leaders in over 140 countries drive meaningful innovation and growth. He is a cofounder of Conspiracy of Love, Good Is the New Cool, and RIVET, and inspires audiences through keynotes and workshops to find fulfillment in their work.

A narrator of numerous urban thriller, urban romance, and paranormal romance novels, E. Kojo Andrews is an avid reader and vivid storyteller. Originally from Detroit and currently residing in the surrounding area, his worldview was shaped by his time at Howard University and the Washington DC area. In his spare time, he enjoys writing code for freelance projects, singing at karaoke incredibly well, and mutually harassing his friend's cats.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Why We Wrote Good Is the New Cool 7

Bobby’s Story 13

Afdhel’s Story 19

Part I: Good Is the New Cool 23

Chapter 1: How Good Became the New Cool 25

A Day in the Life of Conscious Consumers 26

Millennials and Gen Z Have New Expectations of Brands 30

2024 Millennial and Gen Z—Purpose and Consumption Statistics 31

The Disruptive Impact of Technology on Advertising 35

The Crisis of Meaningfulness in Marketing 37

Chapter 2: The New Model of Marketing 41

The Time Is Now 42

How to Harness the Power of Cool 45

The Architects of Cool Are on Your Side 52

The New Nonprofits 57

Part II: The Seven Principles of How to Market Like You Give a Damn 61

Chapter 3: Know Your Purpose 63

Scooter Braun, Founder, SB Projects 65

Peter McGuinness, President, Chobani 75

Amy Smith, Chief Brand Officer, TOMS 83

Chapter 4: Find Your Allies 89

Jenifer Willig, Founder, (PRODUCT) RED 91

Greg Propper, Cofounder, Propper Daley 97

Dan Goldenberg, Call of Duty Endowment, Activision Blizzard 105

Chapter 5: Think Citizens, Not Consumers 111

Fernanda Romano, Dulux 113

Eric Dawson, CEO and Christina Rose, CMO, Rivet 119

Justin Parnell, SVP Marketing and Insights, Oreo 123

Chapter 6: Lead with the Cool, But Bake in the Good 131

Jason Mayden, Chief Design Officer, Jordan Brand, Nike 133

Mimi Valdés, Chief Creative Officer, I Am other 143

Jocelyn Cooper, Cofounder, Afropunk 155

Chapter 7: Don’t Advertise, Solve Problems 163

Elyssa Gray, Head of Creative and Media, Citibank 165

Peter Koechley, Cofounder, Upworthy 171

Marco Vega, Cofounder, We Believers 183

Chapter 8: People Are the New Media 189

Kfir Gavrieli, Cofounder, Tieks 191

Jaha Johnson, Manager, Common and Usher 195

Josie Naughton, Cofounder, Choose Love 209

Chapter 9: Back Up the Promise with the Proof 215

Laura Probst, Head of Social Goodness, the Honest Company 217

Bobby Campbell, Manager, Lady Gaga 227

Andy Fyfe, Community Development, B Lab 239

Part III: How to Get Started Today 247

Chapter 10: Dream It, Do It, Share It! 249

Our Final Thought: Think Transformational, Not Transactional 253

Resources and Other Links 257

References 259

About the Authors 263

Acknowledgments 267

Index 269

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