Investment firm abrdn announced today that the firm has finally decided to bring an end to the name change nonsense I posted on here, four years ago, when it changed…
We've been talking about the power of fresh consistency for many years, in our blog, books, training programs and consulting projects. It's exciting to now have quantitative data to back…
Service innovation to grow the core was the fascinating topic of a Linked In post I recently read (1). The author, Guillaume Gaussens, starts with a great summary of core…
Out-of-home advertising needs to be simple and direct to be effective. A good example is Calpol's recent poster campaign, as shown by another great post from Andrew Tindall of System…
If you work in marketing, creating a personal passion brand can be a great wonderful of fulfilment and learning. It’s a great opportunity to try out your own principles &…
This January I took a week off to do a musical theatre improvisation course. Yes, you read that right, I was making up musicals on the spot for a whole…
Have you ever reflected on the "crucible moments" of your life: key experiences that forge who you are? I've recently reflected on one of mine that began 31 years ago…
We're busy re-inventing HOW we work harnessing AI, as everyone is. However, it's important to also stay focused on WHAT we do as marketers. In particular, the start of a…
The incredible consistency of the KitKat brand was highlighted by Andrew Tindall of System 1 in his recent Linked In post (1). "KitKat's new campaign teaches us again that creative…
The challenge of setting up and leading a global brand team came up in conversation this week with a client. I've seen how tough the challenge of global brand management…