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Diesel knows how to "leverage tension" 

You've got to take risks to create buzz about a brand.

Ad agency 22 Squared identified 8 ways to get people talking in a recent presentation. These include making new rules, marketing a belief, creating belonging, enabling expression, creating culture, leveraging tension, using scarcity and encouraging play.

From a distance these tips sounds rather generic, but in the presentation were 60 great examples.

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An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands make new rules from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands market a belief from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands market a belief from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands market a belief from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands market a belief from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands market a belief from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands market a belief from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create a sense of belonging from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create a sense of belonging from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create a sense of belonging from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create a sense of belonging from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create a sense of belonging from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create a sense of belonging from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands enable expression from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands enable expression from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands enable expression from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands enable expression from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands enable expression from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands enable expression from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands create or curate culture from 22 Squared.

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http://www.22squared.com/

An example of how brands leverage tension from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands leverage tension from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands leverage tension from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands leverage tension from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands leverage tension from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands leverage tension from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands use scarcity from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands use scarcity from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands use scarcity from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands use scarcity from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands use scarcity from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands use scarcity from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands encourage play from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands encourage play from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands encourage play from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands encourage play from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands encourage play from 22 Squared.

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An example of how brands encourage play from 22 Squared.

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Gus worked at Business Insider from 2009 to 2017. Starting as an intern, he did a bit of everything, launching sections covering lifestyle, science, personal finance, military, and more, eventually serving as executive editor of Business Insider and editor-in-chief of Tech Insider.As a writer, some of his favorite stories looked facial bias, the philosophy of Peter Thiel, Chinese ghost cities, self-driving car ethics, the average family on earth, Wikipedia hoax-hunters, income inequality, bleak futurism, global communication patterns, and the worst hotel in New York.As an editor and executive producer, some of his favorite stories include photo essays from the Canadian tar sands to the streets of Cairo, features about Vine stardom and dog cloning, and a documentary on hacking the grid.Gus graduated from Dartmouth College. He interned at Boston Review, 826 Boston, and Yes! Weekly.