Last week, we looked at new evidence from System 1, WPP Media and TikTok showing how creators can be a serious brand-building vehicle. We also saw how the most effective…
More and more brand teams are using "creators", aka influencers, as part of their marketing mix. In Kantar’s Media Reactions study, 66% of B2C marketing decision-makers said they planned to…
Media planning is full of myths that are great for clickbait but bad for brand building. These sweeping statements can lead teams to make poor media choices, missing out on…
Too much brand sponsorship is still stuck in “logo land”. Buy the rights, slap your logo on the event, add a few social posts and hope some of the partner’s…
Sometimes, smart marketing is not a big new ad campaign, a new product a purpose-led manifesto. Take as example the secondary display by Aperol I saw in my Sainsbury’s store…
Out-of-home (OOH) advertising should be one of the most powerful brand-building tools available to marketers. It is public, high-reach, trusted and part of everyday life. But a study by System1…
Last year, we posted on the controversial relaunch of Jaguar as an all-electric luxury brand. We suggested that the radical reinvention made the mistake of ditching distinctive brand assets. It…
The recent brand stretch of Yorkshire Tea from black tea to iced tea caught my attention on Linked In this week. After an out-of-home launch last year in bottles, single…
A recent interview with Specsavers' CEO John Perkins reminded us about what an amazing example of fresh consistency the Specsavers brand is. And this fresh consistency has paid off big…
Challenging established brands is not easy, especially when the new market is in decline. One brand that is rising to this challenge is Inch’s cider. The brand was launched in…