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Can you make it to the end of this post?

In today’s digital age, attention has become one of the most valuable and scarce resources. The overabundance of information, content, and stimuli that users receive daily creates fierce competition to capture and maintain people’s attention. This phenomenon, known by many as the “attention economy,” poses unique challenges for brands and businesses seeking to stand out […]


Cuando uno piensa que ya llegó al final, otro piensa que recién está empezando

Después de más de 150 episodios con distintos invitados, hablando de tendencias, de todo tipo de especialidades y de branding, MUCHO branding, hoy arranca una temporada que esperamos que sea muy especial. Sabemos que en internet está lleno de podcasts muy interesantes, y que competir por la atención y el tiempo de alguien no es […]


Where are the fastest-moving conversations about marketing and branding happening?

It’s not just on LinkedIn anymore. Or Instagram. TOTEM is now also on TikTok. Because not all knowledge is shared in carousels or PDFs. On TikTok, we talk about what’s happening each week in branding, marketing, creativity, and brands: → Trends that are setting the course. → News that you have to read between the […]


The way people search, interact, and decide on the internet is changing radically

At 2 years, 7 months, and 22 days old, ChatGPT processes more than 2.5 billion interactions per day. Google processes approximately 14 billion searches per day. ChatGPT received nearly 1 billion prompts per day a year ago. Gemini and other generative AIs are growing, but it’s still estimated they receive a fraction of ChatGPT’s traffic. […]


“Traditional SEO is no longer enough.”

This isn’t a tagline, it’s a fundamental shift in how people discover information and brands For over two decades, Google Search has dominated how people find answers. Traditional SEO was built around keywords, backlinks, metadata, and page structure to rank on Google’s Search Engine Results Pages That dominance is being disrupted. People are now increasingly […]


Human Branding sounds redundant. Because branding, if it’s true, is already human.

But in a historical moment where technology scales faster than thought, where interactions are automated, and connections are fragmented, remembering the human aspect of brands is no longer obvious—it’s urgent. Today, talking about branding means talking about relationships, trust, experience, shared identity. And that’s not built with campaigns. It’s built with culture. Why are the […]


Artifical Intelligence as a mirror of our own very essence

Artificial Intelligence also speaks to who we are. More than technology, AI is a mirror of our very essence, and an unprecedented opportunity for brands to not only speak, but to resonate with a humanity amplified like never before. We recently talked about personalized AI assistants. Today we want to go a step further. Because […]


Branding in times of total automation

🧶Tthe difference between designing for humans… and looking human. By 2030, we estimate, almost everything we read, hear, or share has been generated, edited, or suggested by an artificial intelligence. This potential reality has put a profound question to the test: What makes a brand remain human in a world that no longer needs humans […]


What would you do if you could have an assistant that knows your brand as well as you do?

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant promise or a tool exclusive to technical teams. Today, any professional can create their own personalized assistant in ChatGPT. And that has much more impact than it seems. An assistant isn’t simply a bot that answers questions. It’s a tool designed to think with you, not for you. […]


Pushing the boundaries of technology

ChatGPT. Claude. DeepSeek. The AI landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, with each new model promising more intelligence, more context, more human-like interactions. 🚀 The AI race has just begun, and this three AI giants, each pushing the boundaries of what artificial intelligence can do. 🔹 ChatGPT (OpenAI) is known for its versatility, creativity, and strong contextual […]