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I'm intrigued by the comms. strategy of Cadbury Dairy Milk (CDM) over the last 12 months. They've separated their sausage (product) and sizzle (emotional) messages, using different media channels for…

Had some good feedback from Brent on the post last week about "reasons to buy" being better than just "reasons to believe". This post was prompted by the under-whelming claim…

The new poster advert from Quantas, the Australian airline, got me thinking about "reasons to believe": those truths about a product or service on which you can build a positioning.…

This is the last of 3 posts reporting back from the Brand Fuel Express. Here we look at some highlights from the session I ran on Core Brand Renovation. This…

This is the second post from the Brand Fuel Express high-speed branding event, following on from the first one on The Power of Packaging.This one is on another subject I'm…

This is the first of 3 posts on The Brand Fuel Express, the first 24-hour branding event on a high speed train! It covers the brilliant presentation by Lars Wallentin,…

Before I get on with posts about last week's Brand Fuel Express, I have to squeeze in a quick one on the unveiling of the new 3G iPhone. This was…

I'm just back from the inaugural Brand Fuel 24. This innovative new event took place over 24 hours on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Antwerp and back on 5th…

I wasn't surprised at all to read in Marketing Week that Danone UK is planning to put the gun to the head of its V energy drink and put it…