
23 January 2013
Effective Marketing in the 21st Century
In the middle of the 20th century, there were only so many ways to get the message about your product out there. Companies looking to advertise their wares were told by marketing experts that they could choose from TV advertising (still in its infancy), cinema trailers, printed ads in magazines and newspapers, and radio marketing. In the digital…

21 January 2013
21st Century Marketing: Has There Been a Communication Breakdown?
In the good old days, most marketing consultants knew how to give their activities that ‘hands on’ feel. They knew their audiences and they knew how to convey a message, but the emergence of new technologies, marketing strategies and audience trends has led to a changing of the guard in some companies and institutions. However, an amalgamation of the new and…

18 January 2013
Survival of the Quickest – Adapt or Be Left Behind
So in the last three weeks we have seen three retail “giants” fall from grace. But far from being a sign that it is another “dip”, these three casualties were inevitable. It isn’t a sign of the current economic trading period – but merely a reflection of their inability to adapt within a radically shifting…

18 December 2012
What Would You Do With a £10 Million Marketing Budget?
Very few companies the world over can boast a marketing budget £10 million or more strong – the reality is that most of us will have to make do with far less in the coffers. However, that doesn’t mean that we can’t dream about the possibilities of a near limitless marketing kitty… Here are just some suggestions…

11 December 2012
How to Create the Perfect Viral Video
Thanks to the emergence of digital technologies, the internet and social sharing websites, the face of global marketing has changed dramatically over the last twenty years or so. These days, no company is going to throw huge chunks of their marketing budget at expensive, traditional advertising forms when they can produce a successful viral ad for a…

12 November 2012
In Marketing, There’s No Accounting for Taste
In the world of marketing, as in all professional spheres, it can be extremely difficult to leave your personality at the door when you leave the house. An individual’s tastes are of course hugely important and can go a long way towards informing the kind of person you are, but if you’re too forthright with your…