'Brand properties' help build the distinctive memory structure that gets your brand recalled when people are making buying decisions, as we posted on here. And a 'brand character' is one of the…
In a recent brand-led innovation project, we discussed Mark Ritson's latest column that has added fuel to the fire of debate about distinctiveness versus differentiation (1). "There is a worrying trend…
Nike’s new Colin Kaepernick advert* has been effective at provoking the desired political controversy and polarised opinion: 30% of US consumers feel more positive about Nike after seeing the ad,…
In a recent grow the core workshop, I used We Transfer as a great example of how to grow the core. Co-founder and President Damian Bradfield explained in a recent…
Big brands are the knock-out winners in a recent eBrand ranking (1) of performance in UK online retailers, despite the popular view that big brands are losing out to smaller, more digitally…
Big brands get a lot of stick for being slow and cumbersome compared to smaller ‘insurgent’ brands. But British Airways (BA) show how big brands can be agile, with their brilliant…
Few brands have the courage to remain thematically consistent in their communication over a long period of time, whilst continuously refreshing the executions – what we call ‘Fresh Consistency’. Brands…
I love the new ad from Hostelworld. It features Mariah Carey in full diva mode being shocked at being booked into a hostel but gradually warming to the better-than-expected facilities…
The story of the Mr Kipling brand has some great learning about the dangers of ditching distinctive assets. Back in 2014 in a post on the cake brand I warned…
"Emotion is everything" for effective communication according to many experts. The IPA prominently promote “the power of emotion in ad campaigns”, for example (1). However, this view is “an over-simplifcation…