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Apr 16 2021

Lego’s constant core revitalisation

By David Taylor Core Range Extension, Distinctive products & services, Driving Distribution, Global branding, Grow Your Core Business

Lego is a lockdown winner, with 2020 sales growing +13%, profits up +20% and market share gains achieved in its 12 largest markets (1). But these short term results are…

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…

Oct 14 2020

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Creativity to Grow the Core: Burger King

By David Taylor 'Turbo Charged' Marketing Plans, Brand Vision, Positioning & Purpose, Brand-led business, Distinctive communication, Grow Your Core Business

Burger King are famous for pushing creative boundaries, winning 94 Cannes Lions in the past four years, including four Grand Prix awards. But key to Burger King’s success has been…

Jun 10 2020

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Embracing virtual working to keep brands fit: 13th Annual Research Paper

By David Taylor Brand Vision, Positioning & Purpose, Brand-led business, Consumer Insight, Covid Crisis, Grow Your Core Business, Workshops

Our 13th annual research project explores the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on brand strategy. Lots of research has been published about cuts in marketing investment, but what about the fundamental…

Apr 22 2020

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Cadbury remembers and refreshes what made it famous

By David Taylor Brand rejuvenation, Global branding, Grow Your Core Business

Post by Simon Gore, Managing Partner and Head of Visual Identity & Naming. The league table of Britain’s biggest brands shows what a good job the Cadbury’s team have done…

Dec 23 2019

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‘Bake in your brand’ to find space in a cluttered market: COMET meetings

By David Taylor Distinctive products & services, Grow Your Core Business, Workshops

Post by Anne Charbonneau, Managing Partner based in Amsterdam. A couple of weeks ago, one of my clients introduced me to COMET, a new player in the meeting room rental…

Nov 28 2019

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Retail revitalisation has Pets at Home sales purring

By David Taylor Brand rejuvenation, Distinctive products & services, Grow Your Core Business, Innovation to Stretch into New Markets

Pets at Home is bucking the trend for retailers to struggle and even go bust. They have just posted forecast-beating first half results, with a near 19% growth in underlying…

Nov 22 2019

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Can ‘Brand CEO’ Julian Dunkerton supercharge Superdry?

By David Taylor Brand-led business, Distinctive products & services, Grow Your Core Business, Leadership & performance

Julian Dunkerton of Superdry is the latest ‘Brand CEO’ that I’m backing with cold, hard cash. Brand CEOs are leaders who are the living, breathing embodiment of their brands. I…

Oct 15 2019

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Tiffany’s brand revitalisation: balancing freshness and consistency

By David Taylor Brand rejuvenation, Distinctive communication, Distinctive products & services, Driving Distribution, Grow Your Core Business

Revitalising a brand is a tricky task, requiring a delicate balance of freshness and consistency, especially when the brand in question has 182 years of heritage. Alessandro Bogliolo faced this…

Jul 03 2019

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A sorry Saga of unsuccessful brand stretching

By David Taylor Distinctive products & services, Grow Your Core Business, Innovation to Stretch into New Markets

Saga’s recent woes show the perils of unsuccessful brand stretching: going too far, too fast, and neglecting the core (1). The insurance and travel provider for the over-50s recently announced…

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Lego’s constant core revitalisation

7 brand building steps that doubled Peloton’s business

Creativity to Grow the Core: Burger King

Embracing virtual working to keep brands fit: 13th Annual Research Paper

Cadbury remembers and refreshes what made it famous

‘Bake in your brand’ to find space in a cluttered market: COMET meetings

Retail revitalisation has Pets at Home sales purring

Can ‘Brand CEO’ Julian Dunkerton supercharge Superdry?

Tiffany’s brand revitalisation: balancing freshness and consistency

A sorry Saga of unsuccessful brand stretching

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