Research for a recent brand vision project highlighted what is perhaps the best global brand campaign ever: ’You're not you when you're hungry’, by Snickers. We tipped the campaign for…
In this first post of 2018, I propose six actionable tips to implement a new and positive habit in your life, to help you achieve your ambitions for the year:…
'Millennials' is one of the most over-used and mis-used buzzwords in marketing today. The term is often used to mistakenly portray people aged c. 25-34 as a homogeneous segment in…
I suggested in a recent post that the WHAT (creating a brilliant product/service) is just as important as the WHY (mission/purpose) for brands. This post looks at how this approach works…
TV is still the media that best satisfies our human need for emotional connection, according to a fascinating Video Advertising Bureau (VAB) report: ‘Be Still My Viewing Heart’. Advertising on…
Big consumer brands face many challenges today, including retailer pressure, rising commodity prices and new, smaller 'insurgent brands'. Despite these challenges, big brands are not doomed to die, as the…
The media is full of stories about big brands declining and even facing extinction. The dominant narrative is as follows: Big brands are losing out to smaller 'insurgent brands' These…
It seems I'm one of the only people to dare question the logic in Simon Sinek's 'Start with why' approach to brands and business. So it was refreshing to read…
It's great to see the brand strategy coaching work we did for Pukka Pies* last year coming to life, with recent news of a total brand re-launch program. As I explore…
I saw a lovely example of 'baking' the brand into every bit of your business today on a British Airways flight. It was that safety video that every airline has…