Lab Notes

Resources for urgent brands.

Resources for urgent brands.

Field notes from the studio for brands building what comes next.

Research, creative strategy, and production craft from Superlab, a Los Angeles film and video studio for future-facing brands, especially in the areas of future food and sustainability. Written for the marketing leaders, brand directors, and founders shaping what comes next.

Market Intelligence

Audience behavior and the beliefs shaping demand.

Brand & Creative Strategy

Positioning and creative frameworks for challenger brands.

Campaign Production

The decisions that protect production value.

Culture & Attention

Social behavior and the signals that help creatives earn attention.

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Market Intelligence

Brand & Creative Strategy

Campaign Production

Culture & Attention

Brand & Creative Strategy

27 min read

10 Comedic Content Frameworks for Plant-Based Challenger Brands

Brand & Creative Strategy

27 min read

10 Comedic Content Frameworks for Plant-Based Challenger Brands

Market Intelligence

4 min read

15 Proven Story Shapes for Challenger Brand Social Video

Market Intelligence

4 min read

15 Proven Story Shapes for Challenger Brand Social Video

Campaign Production

8 min read

Best Plant-Based Commercials: Creative Strategy & Credits

Campaign Production

8 min read

Best Plant-Based Commercials: Creative Strategy & Credits

Culture & Attention

9 min read

Humor in Advertising: Why Future-Food Brands Struggle to Scale

Culture & Attention

9 min read

Humor in Advertising: Why Future-Food Brands Struggle to Scale

Market Intelligence

4 min read

A Playbook for Disrupting Meat & Dairy Marketing

Market Intelligence

4 min read

A Playbook for Disrupting Meat & Dairy Marketing

Market Intelligence

4 min read

Marketing Masterclass: 5 Books to Scale Food Innovation

Market Intelligence

4 min read

Marketing Masterclass: 5 Books to Scale Food Innovation

Campaign Production

2 min read

Superlab Launches: Film for the Future of Food

Campaign Production

2 min read

Superlab Launches: Film for the Future of Food

Brand & Creative Strategy

3 min read

The Oatly Playbook: Creative Lessons in Radical Agility

Brand & Creative Strategy

3 min read

The Oatly Playbook: Creative Lessons in Radical Agility

Market Intelligence

9 min read

Alt-Protein Memes: Decoding Internet Culture and Belief

Market Intelligence

9 min read

Alt-Protein Memes: Decoding Internet Culture and Belief

Market Intelligence

6 min read

7 Buyer Personas Shaping the Plant-Based Market

Market Intelligence

6 min read

7 Buyer Personas Shaping the Plant-Based Market

Campaign Production

2 min read

How to Produce a High-Converting Brand Commercial

Campaign Production

2 min read

How to Produce a High-Converting Brand Commercial

Market Intelligence

6 min read

5 Winning Marketing Strategies for Alt-Protein Brands

Market Intelligence

6 min read

5 Winning Marketing Strategies for Alt-Protein Brands

Market Intelligence

14 min read

Debunking Alt-Protein Myths: Science vs. Industry Fiction

Market Intelligence

14 min read

Debunking Alt-Protein Myths: Science vs. Industry Fiction

Campaign Production

3 min read

Commercial Budgeting for Future-Food & Sustainable Brands

Campaign Production

3 min read

Commercial Budgeting for Future-Food & Sustainable Brands

Campaign Production

3 min read

The 13-Field Creative Brief Template for Challenger Brands

Campaign Production

3 min read

The 13-Field Creative Brief Template for Challenger Brands

Campaign Production

3 min read

Choosing Between Brand Films, Product Films, and Social Ads

Campaign Production

3 min read

Choosing Between Brand Films, Product Films, and Social Ads

Brand & Creative Strategy

3 min read

How to Measure Creative Performance for Challenger Brands

Brand & Creative Strategy

3 min read

How to Measure Creative Performance for Challenger Brands

Brand & Creative Strategy

3 min read

Why Sustainable Marketing Fails (And How to Fix It)

Brand & Creative Strategy

3 min read

Why Sustainable Marketing Fails (And How to Fix It)

Brand & Creative Strategy

3 min read

How Challenger Brands Look Bigger Than Their Budget

Brand & Creative Strategy

3 min read

How Challenger Brands Look Bigger Than Their Budget