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Peter Sumpton4 min read

Is imperfect market research better than no market research?

Usually, yes. Learn why the goal of market research is never perfection – and why that ...
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Daisy Truman7 min read

Ritson takes on Coca-Cola, Swatch, Peloton and Ferrari

Four brands in the hot seat this week. Two are success stories, and two are marketing ...
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Peter Sumpton3 min read

Omnichannel marketing: the roast dinner of distribution

Like a good Sunday roast, omnichannel marketing is more than the sum of its parts. ...
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Daisy Truman8 min read

Mark talks meaningless marketing concepts, troubling margins, and what happens when you forget about differentiation

If any of the themes from this month’s roundup resonate with you, you might end up on ...
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Joe Bolger7 min read

Barclays promise a return to the highstreet – and true omnichannel offering

The choices a brand makes around where to show up are some of the most consequential in ...
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Daisy Truman8 min read

Ritson’s take on the PwC rebrand, Walmart private label and Tim Cook’s reign at Apple

Stop the press. A professional services business has pulled off a successful rebrand that ...
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Peter Sumpton7 min read

Quant vs qual is a rookie debate. Smart marketers use both

What marketers should be asking is: “what am I trying to understand, and which ...
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Daisy Truman8 min read

Mark Ritson talks Siri, Creative Directors and Coke's latest campaign

From an intelligence assistant’s complete lack of intelligence to the marketing ...
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Peter Sumpton3 min read

What are the 3Cs of marketing (and why do they matter)?

Stop overcomplicating brand positioning. Start with the 3Cs model and you can’t go wrong, ...
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