Branding

Posts about defining and promoting brands with words.

Remain’s seven big marketing mistakes Remain’s seven big marketing mistakes

Seven mistakes that stopped Remain’s message about the EU getting through.

The danger of simple ideas The danger of simple ideas

Marketers love to keep it simple, but is that always the right approach?

Just what are the John Lewis Christmas ads? Just what are the John Lewis Christmas ads?

A look at the 2015 John Lewis Christmas ad and how the creative strategy behind the ads has developed over the years.

A world without ads A world without ads

What would life be like if advertising didn’t exist?

Nobody loves brands Nobody loves brands

The idea of brand love doesn’t hold up when we look at our own experience.

It’s OK to sell things It’s OK to sell things

It’s time for the New Honesty.

What is brand storytelling, anyway? What is brand storytelling, anyway?

I don’t know quite what ‘brand storytelling’ means, and I’m not sure anyone else does either.

What a difference a word makes What a difference a word makes

How Boots shifted its values by adding one word to its brand tagline.

Best poster ever Best poster ever

An audacious branding coup analysed.