I was critical of Jaguar’s controversial 2024 relaunch. The surreal “Copy Nothing” communication campaign featured models in a range of bizarre and brightly coloured outfits without a car in sight.…
Last year, we posted on the controversial relaunch of Jaguar as an all-electric luxury brand. We suggested that the radical reinvention made the mistake of ditching distinctive brand assets. It…
A full-page advertorial for the Montblanc brand in the Financial Times go me thinking this week. In a digitally dominated world, how is a brand famous for pens and handwriting…
Back in April last year, I posted on Burberry’s It’s Always Burberry Weather campaign, which smartly put the trench coat back in a starring role. That campaign was an encouraging…
All long established brands face the same challenge: how to stay culturally relevant without forgetting what made you famous? One risk is brand stagnation and decline. Another risk is being…
As 2025 draws to a close, it’s time to look back at some highlights from the 50 blog posts we’ve published so far this year. We’ve picked the most popular…
As 2025 draws to a close, it’s time to look back at some highlights from the 50 blog posts we’ve published so far this year. We’ve picked the most popular…
Cadbury recently launched the first campaign for their Bourneville dark chocolate sub-brand in 50 years. The new campaign seeks to resurrect this old brand and make it relevant for a…
How to revitalise a brand that is almost 50 years old? Especially when previous attempts to do this have flopped? A recent example of how to do this comes from…