{"id":12932,"date":"2024-10-09T18:50:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T22:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/2024\/10\/09\/a-presidential-campaign-is-taking-more-risks-than-your-brand-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:55:02","slug":"a-presidential-campaign-is-taking-more-risks-than-your-brand-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/news\/a-presidential-campaign-is-taking-more-risks-than-your-brand-2\/12932\/","title":{"rendered":"A Presidential Campaign is Taking More Risks Than Your Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Political marketing has always been known for its carefully crafted messaging, with every bit of copy and content having gone through rigorous polling and testing. In comparison, brand marketing has always felt like a faster, fluid machine operating at the speed of culture. 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