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…
Too often, when it comes to innovation, brands look to stretch to new categories or bring whole new benefits before actually looking closer at the core, where there may be…
I had a pang of nostalgia when I read that Mondelez has brought back "The Milk Tray Man" to market its Cadbury's Milk Tray chocolates. This is a character that was…
I'm back from an enlightening breakfast where I learnt more about the explosive growth of upmarket tonic water brand, Fever Tree. The company has recently reported first half sales up…
A fascinating interview with Cartier's UK CEO, Arnaud Bamberger, shows the power of brand properties in the world of luxury goods (article is here, subscription needed). Mr Bamberger knows a…
In the work I've been doing this year on turbo-powered marketing, one topic has come up over and over again: the power of "brand properties". These are assets such as…