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Mark Ritson10 min read

Häagen-Dazs and BBH rekindling their flame has got me excited

The ice cream brand and its famed agency achieved one of the great UK product launches 30 ...
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Mark Ritson13 min read

Badly designed surveys don’t promote sustainability, they harm it

Brands love reported data that shows people care about sustainable consumption, but these ...
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Mark Ritson8 min read

Synthetic data is suddenly making very real ripples

Ready for the era of synthetic data? The implications for strategy and execution could be ...
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Mark Ritson8 min read

Dismissing DTC is just as dumb as dismissing retail

Direct-to-consumer brands failed to disrupt traditional retail, but that doesn’t mean you ...
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Mark Ritson6 min read

Eight out of 10 millennials know demographics are horseshit

Millennials are no more similar to each other than they are to Gen X or Gen Z, so it’s ...
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Mark Ritson19 min read

Welcome to IMGFUCK: Seven steps to kicking your price-promotion addiction

Escaping dependence on price promotions is a tough challenge, but it’s achievable with ...
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Mark Ritson8 min read

Even sophisticated mass marketers need targeting

Targeting is one of the biggest challenges most marketers now face. Not despite the ...
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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 Ritson14 min read

How Guinness became Britain’s most popular pint

Guinness is the rare example of a brand with solid foundations in its product and brand ...
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