Post by Simon Gore, Managing Partner and our Head of Brand Identity & Naming. We love growth stories about sausage brands like Heck, the subject of this post, as they literally bring to life [...]

Lush’s recent decision to close down all its UK social media accounts grabbed the headlines. “I cannot fathom what has gone through the marketing director’s mind  for them to shut down [...]

Post by Simon Gore, our new Managing Partner and Head of Brand Identity & Naming, based in London. Choice of brand name is one of the most significant decisions taken during brand [...]

“We know we should grow the core. But our sales force and retail customers demand innovation and new products to give us support!” This challenge was shared during a workshop I [...]

Post by Prasad Narasimhan, Managing Partner based in Bangalore. India throbs to the beat of a million start-ups and CureFit is one of the most exciting, making big waves in the world of fitness, [...]

Post by David Nichols, Group Managing Partner and Head of Invention I recently read a great article in Inc. magazine about big US retailer Best Buy and its comeback from the brink in 2012 (1). [...]

Majestic Wine Groups’s plan to ditch the Majestic Wine Warehouse brand, close some stores and migrate the whole business to the Naked Wines brand* got a cold reception from investors, with [...]

During dinner at the restaurant Harnett & Holder I saw a brilliant example of what I call ‘B2B2C’ branding: building a brand with business customers to in turn promote the brand to consumers. [...]

The troubles of Kraft Heinz have been well-documented in recent weeks, following the announcement of a $12.6 billion loss for 2018. This included a $15 billion write-down in the value of its [...]

Post by Jon Goldstone, Managing Partner (Global) based in London According to 88% of marketing directors in our research (posted here) smaller, ’insurgent’ brands pose a serious threat to big [...]