Assemblage: blending a brilliant brand
I’ve often thought of brand strategy as being a process of blending different insights and ideas. And so I was excited to read a new book on this topic called Assemblage (1), kindly sent to [...]
I’ve often thought of brand strategy as being a process of blending different insights and ideas. And so I was excited to read a new book on this topic called Assemblage (1), kindly sent to [...]
Getting your bike repaired is not the most fun activity. However, recently repairing my own bike did provide inspiration on defining and delivering a distinctive brand personality. The [...]
An email from Sunspel, one of my favourite fashion brands, grabbed my attention today. Sunspel is a great example of rejuvenation, telling stories about its heritage whilst being up to date, not [...]
Recent massive media coverage prompted by Shakira’s latest hit song, BZRP Music Session #53, presented some interesting learning about ‘influencer advocacy‘. This involves a [...]
How to revitalise a brand which is iconic but has somehow lost its way and is suffering as a result? This was the challenge the BN brand of biscuits faced, when we started working with the team [...]
Linked In this week was full of marketers applauding Patagonia for handing the company to a trust tackling climate change. The Chouinard family has split its shareholding between two new [...]
This week I’m glued to Prep to Win, a new Amazon Prime series. This ‘fly on the wall’ sports documentary follows Harlequins, the rugby team I’ve supported for 15 years. [...]
Post by guest brandgym blog contributor Jessica Taylor, sharing real-life insights from her recent experience working as a stylist in Jo Malone’s flagship store on Regent Street, London. Jo [...]
Famous fund manager Terry Smith recently joined Byron Sharp and Mark Ritson in slagging off brand purpose. Terry’s target was Unilever. He ridiculed what he called an obsession with “publicly [...]
We posted recently on the importance of rooting brand purpose in your product, not just on sustainability. Product plays a key role in brand purchase for 90% of consumer, with only 10% basing [...]
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