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Mark Ritson14 min read

Bud Light’s ad backlash shows the complexity of mass marketing

An endorsement by trans TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney promoted the beer’s inclusivity, but ...
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Mark Ritson10 min read

Don’t listen to the industry sages, they’re not your ad’s target

Advertising professionals’ view of what makes a good ad is not only biased, it’s usually ...
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Mark Ritson18 min read

Brand-building ads boost short-term sales, and now you can prove it

Ten years since The Long and the Short of It was published, new evidence shows that while ...
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Mark Ritson8 min read

A new marketing phase is resulting in empty but effective advertising

Those who criticise inauthentic advertising with no deeper meaning miss how perfect it is ...
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Mark Ritson7 min read

Marketers, like chancellors, need time in the job to succeed

Short tenures engender short-term thinking, as the UK economy currently demonstrates. To ...
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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 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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