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This year sees the 40th anniversary of the Andrex puppy, which has to be one of the strongest if not the strongest of any brand icons. The golden labrador puppy…

If you're like me, you HATE those bloody stupid things on websites that make you type in a load of gobbeledygook to prove you are a human. The one on…

We Transfer is a great example of how emotional "sizzle" can enhance even to even the dullest of products or services, in this case sending big files to people over…

Lots of reasons are given for brand growth. At the moment social media all the rage. So, many brand consultants take a successful brand and their social media acivity and…

Nice post from Byron Sharp suggesting that social media is yet to be proven as a viable advertising medium. He recommends that we "Use social media as research (into media),…

The key to effective marketing is creating "mental availability": being "recalled and relevant" at the moment of truth when when people choose what to buy. The following poster I saw…

I find myself both agreeing violently and disagreeing with Byron Sharp again. This time the subject is naming and logos. Byron is a "marketing scientist" and his work, including showing…

Premium sub-ranges can help grow brand profitability, providing they offer real added value to support the premium price. They may not add huge extra volume, but every pack sold should…

Came across an interesting post on corporate branding by former P&G CMO turned consultant Jim Stengel. Jim has my dream gig: marketing professor at UCLA Business School. The post was…

Apple has just released another mind boggling set of quarterly results. In this post we try to figure out how the hell they do this. First those results. Revenue of…