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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

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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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 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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Mark Ritson5 min read

Ignore all the waffle and set time aside for strategic thinking

Instead of reading articles about the latest technological trends, marketers should spend ...
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Mark Ritson7 min read

Burberry’s luxury repositioning won’t work, it’s not in the brand DNA

After dispensing with chief creative officer Christopher Bailey, new Burberry CEO Marco ...
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Mark Ritson8 min read

Can AB InBev avoid killing its craft beer brands?

Most marketers at big corporations don’t have to worry about the credibility of their ...
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Mark Ritson3 min read

Coke’s ‘one brand’ strategy highlights one of the great marketing themes of our lifetime

The single most important piece of brand theory of the past quarter century was published ...
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