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Mark Ritson10 min read

Good purpose, bad purpose: Marketers shouldn’t oversimplify the arguments

Brand purpose campaigns underperform ‘traditional’ marketing on average, but for the ...
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Mark Ritson16 min read

The horror of marketers’ strategic bankruptcy is about to be laid bare

As the Better Briefs Project will reveal this week, 90% of marketers fail to brief ...
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Mark Ritson7 min read

If your distinctive brand assets are exclusively visual it’s time to come to your (other) senses

Visual cues are all very well but don’t forget the other four senses when developing ...
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Mark Ritson10 min read

If the old logo ain’t broke, fix it anyway: Ritson’s rules for playing with brand codes

Those questioning the updates to Heinz’s slogan and the British Rail logo miss the ...
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Mark Ritson9 min read

Tom Kerridge’s prices aren’t a rip-off if they’re what the market will pay

Forget worshipping at the altar of revenue. Marketers who take a leaf out of Tom ...
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Mark Ritson10 min read

P&G and Coke’s pandemic performances prove it: You don’t cut ad spend in a crisis

Procter & Gamble doubled down on marketing when Covid hit, while Coca-Cola went dark. ...
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Mark Ritson19 min read

The seven things marketers need to know in order to answer The Question

Right-minded marketers understand the need for long-term brand building investment, but ...
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Mark Ritson9 min read

Tiffany’s brand needs an update – in fashion, that means alienating loyal customers

The new ‘Not your mother’s Tiffany’ campaign has angered the brand’s older customers, but ...
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Mark Ritson11 min read

John Lewis the landlord? Welcome to brand extension nirvana

Even if John Lewis cocks up in its bid to rent homes to the masses, the blowback on its ...
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