Brand-led business

January is the time for bold predictions about how the world of marketing will be revolutionised in the year ahead. But Tom Fishburne’s timely cartoon reminds us of the risks of becoming [...]

Uber has just ditched the dodgy design it introduced in 2016 and gone back to basics with its new logo. This whole exercise has been a monumental waste of time, effort and money that could have [...]

Royal Enfield (RE) is a great example of a company successfully addressing one of the biggest challenges in marketing: rejuvenating a brand in trouble. Back in 2000, the Indian-based RE motorbike [...]

I got some great brand inspiration from a recent meeting with Huib Van Bockel, founder of natural energy drink Tenzing. He was one of the brandgym’s first clients back in his Unilever days, [...]

Using a Technogym machine at the gym today got me thinking about what a good job this company have done in building a true  business-to-business brand, especially given the competitive market [...]

The tale of two food companies shows that big consumer goods brands are NOT doomed to decline, despite the negative predictions to this effect in many newspapers and consultancy reports. “Food [...]

Only 29% of corporate brands are distinctive compared to their competitive set, according to a global survey by CEB of 1,250 stakeholders from different fields (employees, managers, influencers [...]

This week I learnt first-hand how Farmdrop has built its business by leading with a brilliant product, supported by a social & ethical mission. The Farmdrop website and mobile app allows [...]

As we approach the end of the year, its time to look back and do a quick review of 2017. We’ve done another 100 blog posts this year, posting every week, like we have since the blog started back [...]

The poster below from Sonos really grabbed my attention when I was waiting for a tube train this week. Nothing too fancy. Not a higher order, lifestyle-driven piece of communication. And unlikely [...]