09 Mar 2012
| by Jan Worsley
According to marketing myth, as many as 80% of new products introduced each year fail.
That s true even when they re backed by big brand owners - ever heard of Coca Cola New Coke, Colgate Kitchen Entrees, Cosmopolitan yoghurts or Jack Daniel's mustard anyone?
These were brand extensions that didn ...
28 Apr 2011
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
Unilever has warned its costs are rising faster than it is able to put up prices, in a first-quarter trading statement that revealed a 7% turnover growth despite a drop in underlying sales in Western Europe.
05 May 2010
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - As tobacco companies prepare a legal challenge to government plans to require retailers to move cigarettes under the counter, few people believe such a move will stop young people smoking, according to the latest BR Video.