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Sep 09 2021

Why is brand purpose failing to fully deliver ? New brandgym research (post 1 of 2)

By David Taylor Brand Vision, Positioning & Purpose, Brand-led business

This is the first of two posts sharing insights from our 14th annual research project on brand purpose. The research used a quantitative survey of 160+ senior marketing professionals across the…

Aug 18 2021

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5 ways the world’s fastest car can fuel your brand thinking

By David Taylor Brand-led business, Distinctive products & services, Innovation to Stretch into New Markets

Post by Jon Goldstone, Managing Partner based in London. I must admit I'd never hear of Rimac until I recently read about their new 55/45 joint venture with Porsche: ‘Bugatti…

Jul 07 2021

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Tech-enabled advertising: Castle Lite’s Cold Tracker

By David Taylor Brand-led business, Distinctive communication, Distinctive products & services

The most satisfying part of my job is seeing brandgym clients achieve their brand and business ambitions in the marketplace. A recent example was seeing the Castle Lite team and…

Jun 14 2021

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Brand Portfolio Rationalisation to Currys: “Gear shift, not facelift”

By David Taylor Brand Portfolios & Architecture, Brand-led business, Naming

I read with interest the Dixons Carphone group’s planned name change linked to brand portfolio rationalisation. In this post I explore why this change is strategically sound, in contrast to…

Jun 10 2021

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Bumble’s CEO shares secrets of successful brand building

By David Taylor Brand-led business, Consumer Insight, Distinctive products & services

On a plane (yes, a plane!) this week I read with interest Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of 'female-first' dating app Bumble, talking about her secrets of success in…

May 12 2021

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Build the brand to build the business: Bloom & Wild

By David Taylor Brand-led business, Distinctive communication

Balancing short-term sales-focused marketing and marketing to build the brand was a topic of hot debate in a recent Mastering Brand Growth programme workshop. I suggested that great marketing can…

Apr 26 2021

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Name change nonsense from abrdn

By David Taylor Brand-led business, Naming

I thought I’d seen it all when it comes to name change nonsense. But no. The re-naming of Standard Life Aberdeen as abrdn has taken things to a whole new…

Feb 10 2021

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7 brand building steps that doubled Peloton’s business

By David Taylor 'Turbo Charged' Marketing Plans, Brand Portfolios & Architecture, Brand Vision, Positioning & Purpose, Brand-led business, Consumer Insight, Core Range Extension, Covid Crisis, Distinctive communication, Distinctive packaging & design, Distinctive products & services, Driving Distribution, Global branding, Grow Your Core Business, Innovation to Stretch into New Markets, Marketing training

In this post, I explore in detail how the brand building of Peloton drove explosive growth, using seven 'workouts' from our brandgym Academy Mastering Brand Growth Program. I also explore…

Dec 23 2020

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12 Top posts from a crazy 2020

By David Taylor Brand-led business, Distinctive communication, Distinctive products & services

As this bonkers year draws to a close, it's time to look back on the year and pick some monthly highlights from our 52 weekly blog posts. In our 15…

Brand-led business61

Why is brand purpose failing to fully deliver ? New brandgym research (post 1 of 2)

5 ways the world’s fastest car can fuel your brand thinking

Tech-enabled advertising: Castle Lite’s Cold Tracker

Brand Portfolio Rationalisation to Currys: “Gear shift, not facelift”

Bumble’s CEO shares secrets of successful brand building

Build the brand to build the business: Bloom & Wild

Name change nonsense from abrdn

7 brand building steps that doubled Peloton’s business

12 Top posts from a crazy 2020

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