
Staples' Hard Button Campaign Tackles a B2B Perception Problem, Not Awareness
Staples' Hard Button campaign uses an opposite to the Easy Button to explain enterprise services and turn an old brand asset into a new B2B platform.
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Staples' Hard Button campaign uses an opposite to the Easy Button to explain enterprise services and turn an old brand asset into a new B2B platform.

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