Suspicious Minds: What Elvis can teach marketers 40+ years after he left the building. strategy

For those that know me, I'm an Elvis fan. Well more of a 'fanatic', really... Well, pretty obsessed actually. I don't think I was given much of a choice growing up. My dad was a singer in the late 50'...

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A MMMasterclass in using distinctive assets to build brand strategy

The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta. The 10-day festival bills itself as the 'greatest show on earth' and attracts over 1 million visitors every year. ...

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Don’t Look Back in Aldi: A Proper Lesson in Customer-Centricity diagnosis

Picture it: a working-class town up in t'north. The sun’s blazing (or 'crackin' t'flags' as we say up there). The beer’s warm and just down the road from Heaton Park, where the Oasis reunion is about ...

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The dot that cost a fortune: Has GOV.UK lost the plot (again)? strategy

When news broke that GOV.UK had been given a brand refresh by M&C Saatchi at a reported cost of over half a million quid, many British taxpayers let out a collective "Oh FFS!"... Was this really the b...

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Make Your Brand Great Again - surviving tariffs through brand equity strategy

As President Trump imposes tariffs on imports from various countries, businesses across multiple industries find themselves facing higher costs and will be faced with the conundrum of maintaining pric...

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Your Segmentation is Nuts! Why people who eat peanuts have 3.5 times more in common than Gen Z diagnosis

Marketers love to talk about segmentation but, too often, they get it completely wrong. One of the biggest mistakes is treating broad, arbitrary groups (like industry sectors or entire generations) as...

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