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Interesting to see a report in Marketing Magazine that Tesco is "considering selling off or shutting down its video-streaming service Blinkbox to focus on its core business". Sound familiar? Three…

Blackberry's first new phone under CEO John Chen, the Passport, is an interesting example of a brand trying to go back to the core and get it growing again. We…

This is the first of two posts on our 8th annual research project on "The Power of Brand Properties". This post covers the results from research with marketing directors. The…

How refreshing to read about a new brand that is NOT touting social media as the key to growth. Instead, Bear has built a £16 million healthy snacks business based…

One of the biggest challenges in marketing is how to get the best return from global branding. On the one hand, you need to drive for consistency to generate economies…

A client of mine is off to work for a company called Pukka Pies (ppurveyors of meat pies, normally sold in fish and chip shops or at football grounds). And…

Can you revive a brand so ancient it seems to have lost all relevance for today's consumers? Well, the success of the Pro Kabaddi League in India suggests that with…

Guest post from David Nichols, Managing Partner, Head of Invention (and flying nut) Red Bull have taken their activation based marketing to the next level by bringing it to the…

Another great cartoon from marketoonist Tom Fishburne illustrates the problem with many brands' social media activity. This content often arrives in your newsfeed like an unwelcome gatecrasher at a party.…