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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold: Movie Trailer

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. There are so many reasons why I love the look of this movie, not least: Super Size Me legend, Morgan Spurlock is fronting it. Guaranteed, good honest humour whilst proving a salient, sobering point along … Continue reading

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Jack Willy, Jack Wills and what to do when passing off is all in the name of charity

It is no secret to this blog – and to pretty much anyone that knows me – that I am a long-time, ardent fan of Jack Wills. So this evening, when I started to pick up tweets about Jack Willy … Continue reading

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Innocent Knit Big this winter

In terms of brands, there are a few things for me that mark the onset of Christmas. Pret’s Christmas sandwiches, Starbucks’ red cups, and Hellman’s’ sing-along Christmas TV ad to name a few. But not forgetting Innocent smoothies’ adorable bobble … Continue reading

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The Power of Branding

A little lesson in marketing for a Thursday afternoon. I found this a while ago – I think on some eternal email forward – and I love it. For anyone that doesn’t understand our crazy world, here’s a bit of … Continue reading

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What’s in a (brand) name?

Shakespeare had us right to question: What’s in a name? Would a rose, by any other name, really smell as sweet? What makes something inherently ‘rose’ other than the sum of all its parts (colour, fragrance, arrangement of petal cluster … Continue reading

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Barbie steps up to the (table) football pitch

I’ve written before on how enamoured I am with all things brand Barbie (she’s American, pink, girly and a fashionista – go figure), but I loved today’s little piece in Sport magazine about brand Barbie’s latest foray. A Barbie football … Continue reading

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