Post by Anne Charbonneau, Managing Partner based in Amsterdam. "Virtual meetings are effective, but how can we freshen things up?" asked a client on a recent growth strategy project. We…
During a recent brandgym partner call we agreed on the need to cut through the doom and gloom dominating the news headlines, with the media having decided their main job…
“Will Covid-19 change everything or nothing for brands?” we asked back in May in this post. Four months on and real-life has, of course, ended up somewhere between these two…
I love reading about small brands 'pivoting' to save their businesses during these crazy times. These success stories appear like shafts of sunlight cutting through the clouds of doom that dominate…
I recently came across an interesting graphic illustrating increases in media consumption by lifestage during this period of pandemic-induced social isolation (1), using a Global Web Index study of 4,000 internet users…
The world of brands and marketing has changed and will never be the same again, if you believe headlines in the marketing press. So, you need to chuck out all…
Post by Remona Duquesne, Managing Partner based in Singapore. Brand experience plays a significant role in successful brand-led businesses, particularly in service sectors like travel, hospitality and retail. But how…
Our 13th annual research project explores the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on brand strategy. Lots of research has been published about cuts in marketing investment, but what about the fundamental…
"Which categories are more likely to 'snap back' to normal post-Covid?" is a question we posed last week, in a post looking at the impact of the Covid crisis on consumer…
Predicting the long term implications of Covid-19 for brands is the hottest topic in marketing today. Most predict radical and permanent changes. “The emergence of a new behavioural group is…