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New evidence from the HBR helps bust through the hype and hysteria around consumer engagement. I've long believed the idea of consumers wanting a "relationship" with your brand is bollocks…

The Creative' Review's "Top 20 Slogans of all Time" special edition is a fascinating read. Here are the insights I took out, illustrated with the top 3 slogans (as selected…

Hot on the tails of my last post on Red Bull editions breaking the "memory stucture" of the brand, here's an example of how to stick to what made you…

If you get a minute, could you please take 60 seconds to do our 5th annual brandgym survey: "Can Social Media Show you the Money?" Click below to take the…

On a trip to Switzerland last week I saw the bizarre bit of branding which is Editions, the new range extension from Red Bull: Silver (lime), Blue (blueberry) and Red…

My view that the importance of online social media is vastly over-blown was backed up today by a WJS article forwared to me by Anne, our Managing Partner in Amsterdam.…

This week saw greeting card store Clinton Cards become the latest high-street retailer to go bust, putting 8,000 jobs at risk. This follows losses last year of £10.6m on sales…

Michelin come up with an innovative new tyre with a genuine benefit - the PAX can run flat for 125 miles. They make it, launch it and get it listed.…

The role of marketing is not to "create emotional engagement", "delight customers" or, the flavour of the month, "ignite conversations". Its role is simply to "SMS" = SELL MORE STUFF.…

Ryvita’s new Lunch Packs could be a rare type of brand extension: one that beats the odds (50%+ of extensions fail) and actually creates brand and business growth. What I…