{"id":36,"date":"2020-04-08T21:20:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T21:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/mesmerize\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:09:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:09:28","slug":"mesmerize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  id=\"latest-news-1\" style=\"background-color: #f5fafd;\" data-label=\"Latest-news\" data-id=\"blog-section\" data-export-id=\"blog-section\" data-category=\"latest_news\" class=\"blog-section blog-section-standard content-section content-section-spacing\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row\"><div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"section-title-col\">  <\/div> <\/div> <div  class=\"row\"> <div  data-type=\"row\" data-dynamic-columns=\"handled\" data-content-shortcode=\"mesmerize_latest_news\">\t\t<div class=\"row center-sm content-left-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-476\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 space-bottom space-bottom-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content card y-move bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/7-deadly-sins-part-four-envy\/\" class=\"post-list-item-thumb \">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/seven-deadly-sins-envy-branding-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How does the deadly sin of Envy apply to branding and marketing?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/seven-deadly-sins-envy-branding-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/seven-deadly-sins-envy-branding-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/seven-deadly-sins-envy-branding-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/seven-deadly-sins-envy-branding.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>   <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-padding col-padding-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title space-bottom-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/7-deadly-sins-part-four-envy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeven Deadly Sins Part Four: Envy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Few emotions are as persuasive as Envy in marketing and branding. Envy is a deeply human feeling that arises when we want what someone else has. When people see others[&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"read-more link\" href=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/7-deadly-sins-part-four-envy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-473\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 space-bottom space-bottom-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content card y-move bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/seven-deadly-sins-part-three-sloth\/\" class=\"post-list-item-thumb \">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/seven-deadly-sins-sloth-branding-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How does the deadly sin of Sloth apply to branding and marketing?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/seven-deadly-sins-sloth-branding-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/seven-deadly-sins-sloth-branding-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/seven-deadly-sins-sloth-branding-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/seven-deadly-sins-sloth-branding.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>   <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-padding col-padding-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title space-bottom-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/seven-deadly-sins-part-three-sloth\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeven Deadly Sins Part Three: Sloth\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today&#8217;s consumers value simplicity and ease. Brands that streamline the purchasing process, offer subscriptions, or provide on-demand services can capture the attention of busy consumers. Marketing strategies that emphasize time-saving[&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"read-more link\" href=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/seven-deadly-sins-part-three-sloth\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-459\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 space-bottom space-bottom-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content card y-move bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/seven-deadly-sins-part-two-gluttony\/\" class=\"post-list-item-thumb \">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/seven-deadly-sins-gluttony-branding-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How does the deadly sin of Gluttony apply to branding and marketing?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/seven-deadly-sins-gluttony-branding-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/seven-deadly-sins-gluttony-branding-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/seven-deadly-sins-gluttony-branding-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/seven-deadly-sins-gluttony-branding.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>   <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-padding col-padding-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title space-bottom-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/charlesrivercreative.com\/blog\/seven-deadly-sins-part-two-gluttony\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeven Deadly Sins Part Two: Gluttony\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Branding and marketing are often seen through a lens of positivity, but there&#8217;s also a darker side that shouldn&#8217;t be ignored! 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