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Fascinating article on how to avoid "choking", cracking when you are under pressure and the stakes are high, by Mathew Syed in The Times (subscription needed). The article follows yet…

I talked about the over-crowded extension graveyard in my book Brand Stretch. Now I learn that this graveyard actually exists for real in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Thanks to Chris Middleton…

Great to see marketoonist Tom Fishburne update his cartoon on 'brand laddering', inspired by a talk from Anne Charbonneau, our partner in Amsterdam. Anne and Tom were both speaking at…

I laughed my socks off at comedian Ross Noble's comments on how brands use Twitter, or rather mis-use it. He was a guest on one of my fave TV programmes…

An interview with easyJet's CEO Carolyn McCall in Marketing suggests she is a leader who leads by example, showing that actions do indeed speak louder than words. And this leadership…

TomTom is a fascinating example of a business trying to re-invent its core. TomTom grew rapidly from 2004 onwards following the launch of satnav devices for cars that helped you…

Post from Anne Charbonneau, brandgym Managing Partner for NL and France. Coming up shortly is Netherlands' biggest Marketing & comms fair and conference, MARCOM 2012, with more that 10 000…

Today I experienced for myself a brilliant bit of brand activation at Sainsbury's supermarket called "Brand Match", that has helped boost Sainsbury’s business results. The company report market share of…

Just read an interesting paper from Decode Marketing, which gives some real scientific under-pinning to the concept of "fresh consistency". Too much consistency is bad... The Decode paper reports on…

New evidence from the HBR helps bust through the hype and hysteria around consumer engagement. I've long believed the idea of consumers wanting a "relationship" with your brand is bollocks…