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Oct 19 2006

At an agency briefing near you…

By thebrandgym Uncategorized

Came across this brilliant cartoon on one of Seth Godin's blogs, with the great title "All marketers are liars"! It illustrates what can go horribly wrong when you forget functional…

Oct 16 2006

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Gu ice cream: Product and packaging heaven

By thebrandgym Uncategorized

Dinner last night ended on a high when we tried Gu's new chocolate ice cream. This has to be one of the most original and distinctive product launches of the…

Oct 11 2006

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Harley Davidson:bringing the brand mission to life

By thebrandgym Uncategorized

Many brand visions and missions don't get past a page of Powerpoint and fail to inspire anyone. A good example of how to dramatically bring to life a vision is…

Oct 10 2006

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The power of Pret’s people

By David Taylor Internal engagement

The whole area of "brand engagement" is booming, with companies launching into big and expensive initiatives to help employees "live the brand". However, in my experience many of these are…

Oct 09 2006

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Cutting through the communication clutter

By thebrandgym Uncategorized

Over at Jaffe Juice, a great little exercise to show just how much unclear, undifferentiated communication clutters up TV screens across the world every day:"Today, tonight - or whenever -…

Oct 09 2006

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30 second TV ad. What’s the question?

By thebrandgym Uncategorized

Internet advertising now accounts for over 10% of the UK advertising market, and is set to overtake national press, according to a recent report by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).…

Oct 05 2006

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BBC one’s £1.2 m “re-brand”

By thebrandgym Uncategorized

To help it stand out from the plethora of digital channels fighting for attention in the UK, television channel BBC1 has just spent £1.2 million on eight new "idents": the…

Oct 04 2006

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Let your product do the talking

By thebrandgym Uncategorized

John Moore over at Brand Autopsy has an interesting view on how best to generate word of mouth (WOM) for your brand, a very hot topic in marketing, especially in…

Oct 03 2006

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Coke Zero: a cannibal in the family

By thebrandgym Uncategorized

Just in case you've been in Outer Mongolia for the last 6 months, Coke Zero is one of Coke's biggest ever new product launches in the UK. It seeks to…

Sep 27 2006

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Pret: insight from consumer feedback

By thebrandgym Uncategorized

You probably capture consumer feedback on your brand, through the web, phone and snail-mail. But do you genuinely see it as 1) A valuable source of insight? or, 2) More…

THE BLOG

At an agency briefing near you…

Gu ice cream: Product and packaging heaven

Harley Davidson:bringing the brand mission to life

The power of Pret’s people

Cutting through the communication clutter

30 second TV ad. What’s the question?

BBC one’s £1.2 m “re-brand”

Let your product do the talking

Coke Zero: a cannibal in the family

Pret: insight from consumer feedback

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