11 May 2010
| by Helen Edwards
Seeking to make sense of Tesco's brand extension into house-building, and perhaps to allay a ...
. It was the original brand extension pioneer, branching out, like Tesco, from grocery retail beginnings. How does that work, both then and now? How can brands be so elastic? Is there something about putting food ...
05 May 2010
| by Helen Edwards
Brands seeking to challenge a 'big two' need to find strategies that will build loyalty...It's one of marketing's tougher challenges. You're the number-three brand in an established market, with a fairly steady 20% share. The big two play tag for brand leadership, with shares in the high 30s. Some tiddlers and niche brands nibble away at the market edges. You're charged with achieving strong ...
28 Apr 2010
| by Helen Edwards
The emotional bonding that is crucial to any brand's success cannot be built using metrics alone....The BrandZ top 100 is one of those annual rankings that hit brand owners whether they like ...
Optimor feels compelled to give them catchy, trademarked names: Brand Signature, Presence, Bonding ...
metrics and the beguiling precision of those bar-grids can make you think you're up there in the brand ...
21 Apr 2010
| by Scott Billings
: it is through packaging initiatives and on-pack graphics that brands look to demonstrate their sustainability ...
branding and then, for some, subsequent allegations of 'greenwashing'. Designers and marketers talk a ...
may not always tally. With its Eco Refill pouch, coffee brand Kenco impressively states that its ...
30 Mar 2010
| by Adam Woods
Clarke, chief creative officer at digital agency LBi. Ironically, the increasing refinement of brands ...
, there appears to be a growing belief among brands that increasing adspend does not guarantee marketing success ...
Williams, the brand's director of communications. In a handful of sectors there was a sharp reduction ...
23 Mar 2010
| by Nicola Clark
Many major brands were forced to scale back their marketing budgets during 2009, allowing those...to 'spend through the recession' were to little avail as brands struggled with swingeing budget cuts imposed ...
of nearly 10% year on year - as brands struggled to get to grips with the scale and scope of the economic ...
%. Sean Meikle, managing partner at media agency PHD, warns that brands will pay for short-term cuts ...
19 Jan 2010
| by Sara Kimberley
Banana Republic in London. Dobbie started her career in advertising and worked on a variety of brands ...
13 Jan 2010
| by Jane Bainbridge
Club operations. Other brands in this sector include Virgin Active, LA Fitness, Bannatyne's and DW ...
07 Apr 2009
| by Mark Kleinman
was by far the best man for the job. In short, Rose is M S - and in corporate branding terms, that has ...
S brand; and the womenswear offering is lightyears ahead of the dire product available under Rose ...
. The 'Not just any...' ads pushed the brand further upmarket, but have been dovetailed with tactical ...
10 Feb 2009
The brand is positioning itself as 100% natural, moisturising and
anti-ageing. The packaging and marketing for the product have been
handled by Chaos Design. It comes in a lime-green slim spray ...
to launch further products under the brand name, and to
secure wider distribution. ...