COQ AU VIN: Six branding lessons hospitality can learn from KFC's latest partnership strategy tactics

Hold the phone… KFC is opening a wine bar!?

Yes it is! Well, sort of.

For four days over the August Bank Holiday, the fried chicken behemoth is taking over Kachette Annex in Shoreditch with La Vieil...

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It's A Lot Easier To Write A Story When You Know What It's About diagnosis strategy

LinkedIn is alive at the moment with posts about the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. I’ve never been but it certainly feels like I’m there when I scroll through my feed. If it’s not...

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When Your Brand's Made From Girders, It Takes Big Stones To Leave It Alone. strategy

Scotland haven't been at a World Cup since 1998... Twenty-eight years of hurt, hope, near misses, and the particular brand of gallows humour only a football nation with genuinely low expectations coul...

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Have a break. Have a brand lesson strategy

Why KitKat’s out-of-home ads are a masterclass in proper positioning, and what a chocolate heist tells us about the power of distinctive brand assets.

 

Somewhere in Europe right now, there's a truc...

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“Love You, W**ker.” diagnosis strategy tactics

Genius brand building – or lad culture on life support?

Foster’s have just dropped a new campaign called Love You Cans and, instead of inspirational slogans or limited-edition graphics, the cans are ...

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What if it was illegal to market your product? strategy

Imagine if tomorrow, the government made it illegal for you to advertise your venue, to promote your rooms, or even show photos of your meeting spaces. No more glossy shots of bedrooms or buffets. No ...

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