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We all use it and there seems to be a tube for everyone by the bathroom sink, but toothpaste is no small matter. What makes people choose one brand of toothpaste over another, and how does a brand of toothpaste hold fast to its consumers in a hyper-competitive market?

There are many brands in female sports apparel, but few that distinguish themselves as Lovemarks. Lululemon Athletica is an example of a company that has moved from being a brand to dominating Lovemarks territory in its market. Let’s look at some ways in which it’s won Respect and used Mystery, Sensuality and Intimacy to create a brand that is irresistible.

Mexico is the world’s largest bottled water market and alone is expected to be worth $13 billion by 2015. With more companies entering this competitive market, how do brands instill a sense of Mystery to a product as ubiquitous as bottled water?

Godiva recently scored behind Pixar, Absolut, Cartier and BMW in a quantitative study by Buyology Inc that measured the feeling of ‘awe’ that people felt for brands. Why is ‘awe’ important and how is it related to Mystery?

Concepts of Past, Present and Future serve varied purposes depending on the message a brand wants to convey. Here is a look at how retail stores have used these characteristics of Mystery to create informative, sensual and engaging environments for shoppers.

Contextual Creativity (CCR) expands the idea of Content Planning to embrace the belief that expertise on how media is consumed can be a powerful source of big ideas. Lovemarks Campus will release a three part series that provides exercises on the subject, with this exercise looking at how Mystery, Intimacy and Sensuality can be applied in different media categories.

Everyone knows that they should eat their vegetables. They’re good for you nutritionally, but does anyone really love buying vegetables in the fresh food aisle at the supermarket? What would incite a person to choose one brand of cabbage over another?

To keep print alive, publishers are having to think outside the box and bypass conventional marketing methods to engage readers and make magazines a ‘must buy’. Here are some examples of print magazines that have attempted to ignite the passion for print through the Lovemarks characteristics of Mystery and Sensuality.

Tire brands like Michelin, Goodyear and Dunlop may be familiar to us, but what is the emotional equity of these brands? Let’s look at some examples of how tire brands are harnessing Mystery, Sensuality and Intimacy to lead them on the journey towards Lovemarks.

Think about Tiffany & Co. jewelry boxes or Moleskine notebooks. These products may be disparate in category, use and meaning, but you’ll find an element of Mystery in each of them. How do they make the consumer feel? Here is a brainstorming exercise that aims to bring a touch of Mystery to products.

Pasta was recently reported as the world’s most favorite food ahead of meat and rice in a study by Oxfam, and in 2010, US sales of dry pasta reached 1.04 billion pounds. But though it is a kitchen staple and people are happy to eat pasta several times a week, do you love your brand of pasta or did you buy it for convenience and value?

Digital communication is now a table stakes. It’s not a question of will you have a digital component to your business or campaign, but rather how you will use this platform to move your brand towards being a Lovemark. Now that we’re all sitting comfortable on the digital boat, where do we go from here?

Does the smell of a particular fragrance send you back to a time and place? Have you ever looked at the packaging of product and just had to touch it? If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to either or both questions, then you have had a “brand experience”.

How do you reinforce a financial brand when there are few opportunities or reasons for consumers to develop meaningful connections with your products? Can a retail bank shake off the veil of negativity often associated with the global financial crisis? How can a bank make its brand mean more to people than bills, mortgage payments and ATMs?