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Distinctive communication

 BRAND MARKETING CONTINUES to WORK for AIRBNB 
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By David Taylor
In Brand rejuvenation, Brand-led business, Distinctive communication, Distinctive products & services
Posted November 23, 2022

BRAND MARKETING CONTINUES to WORK for AIRBNB 

I was interested to see Airbnb’s latest quarterly earnings report this month. In particular, I was curious to see an update on their strategy of re-focusing on brand marketing and reducing [...]

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 Driving Distinctiveness to take on big brands: Orchard Pig
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By David Taylor
In Distinctive communication, Distinctive packaging & design, Distinctive products & services, Driving Distribution
Posted September 7, 2022

Driving Distinctiveness to take on big brands: Orchard Pig

Participants on the Mastering Brand Growth program often ask about how to grow small brands with limited marketing budgets. For such ‘challenger brands’, the key is to drive [...]

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 Sonic branding: 40 years of Cornetto’s campaign
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By David Taylor
In Distinctive communication
Posted July 20, 2022

Sonic branding: 40 years of Cornetto’s campaign

The power of sonic branding came to life for me last night during an ad break in Love Island (with three daughters in their early 20’s, essential viewing to understand most of the [...]

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 Writing better briefs: tips and tricks
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By David Taylor
In Distinctive communication, Leadership & performance
Posted June 29, 2022

Writing better briefs: tips and tricks

If you’re a marketer, you probably think you’re good at writing creative briefs: 80% of clients said they were in research (1). However, only 10% of agencies believe their clients are [...]

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 Product-led PR boosts Big Soup from Heinz
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By David Taylor
In Distinctive communication, Distinctive products & services
Posted May 13, 2022

Product-led PR boosts Big Soup from Heinz

Brand teams try many things to get PR coverage including events, stunts and pop-up stores. But best of all in my book is ‘product-led PR’, where talkabilty is ‘baked in’ [...]

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 BRAND MARKETING BENEFITS AIRBNB 
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By David Taylor
In Brand rejuvenation, Brand-led business, Distinctive communication, Distinctive products & services
Posted April 28, 2022

BRAND MARKETING BENEFITS AIRBNB 

Airbnb reported its strongest ever quarterly results in the 4th quarter of 2021. Revenue of $1.5bn was up 38% vs. 2019. At the same time, sales and marketing spend decreased by 25% (excluding [...]

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 Fresh Consistency in action: Lloyds Bank’s Black Horse
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By David Taylor
In Distinctive communication
Posted April 13, 2022

Fresh Consistency in action: Lloyds Bank’s Black Horse

Hot on the heels of last week’s post on brand assets, here’s a post from Group Managing Partner David Nichols on a brand that definitely HAS treasured and managed its distinctive [...]

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 Brilliant brand activation: Visit Nature by Nature Valley
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By David Taylor
In 'Turbo Charged' Marketing Plans, Distinctive communication
Posted March 31, 2022

Brilliant brand activation: Visit Nature by Nature Valley

Brands spend billions of pounds a year on price promotion. This activity temporarily builds short term sales. However, it has limited long term effects, according to research by Prof Byron Sharp [...]

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 Vilebrequin celebrates 50 years of distinctiveness
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By David Taylor
In Distinctive communication, Distinctive packaging & design, Distinctive products & services
Posted November 11, 2021

Vilebrequin celebrates 50 years of distinctiveness

This week, I read an article in Wallpaper about swimwear brand Vilebrequin celebrating its 50th anniversary with an exclusive collection of swim trunks (1). In a nice touch, each trunk is [...]

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 Why writing better briefs is good for business
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By David Taylor
In Distinctive communication, Leadership & performance
Posted October 26, 2021

Why writing better briefs is good for business

Post by Anne Charbonneau, Managing Partner based in Amsterdam. If you’re a marketer running a brand, you probably think you’re good at writing creative briefs: 80% of clients [...]

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