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Mark Ritson9 min read

Boots’ brand refresh shows big brands need targeting as well as mass marketing

Boots is trying to reach almost all UK consumers with its new ads, but is pairing them ...
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MiniMBA6 min read

Why this Creative Director took the MiniMBA in Marketing

In our fast-paced, low attention span society, familiarity and understanding are often ...
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Mark Ritson9 min read

Wondering why Netflix wants to stop password-sharing? It’s all about funnels

Netflix has reached a level of penetration it will struggle to improve, with most ...
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Mark Ritson12 min read

Attempts to update the four Ps are embarrassing – they’ve endured for a reason

Whenever a marketer sets out to improve, augment or adapt the four Ps, they reveal the ...
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Mark Ritson7 min read

Jeff Bezos' success at Amazon is down to one thing: focusing on the customer

For all Amazon’s innovation and invention, it is the world’s most valuable brand ...
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Mark Ritson15 min read

Three axioms and three questions that summarise all of brand strategy

Brand strategy is not complicated, it’s just the systematic application of the basics all ...
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Mark Ritson11 min read

‘Bothism’ is the cure for marketers’ fascination with pointless conflict

Marketing theory is a constant battle between opposing viewpoints, but an open mind and ...
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Mark Ritson13 min read

‘Funnel juggling’ is the answer to marketing effectiveness

It’s well established that brands need both long- and short-term marketing to be ...
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Mark Ritson17 min read

Coronavirus won’t hurt Corona, it will actually boost sales

Brands from Marmite to Peloton have shown negative publicity is beneficial if it doesn’t ...
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