If any CEO knows about marketing’s contribution to success it is Tesco’s ex-marketing director, Sir Terry Leahy. Here, he urges
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Many years ago in America, Listerine had an antiseptic liquid for which it needed a mass-market use. So they invented
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While researching his book, Jim Stengel visited a company that has successfully grown its image and profits. Here, he explains
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Alan Giles is the former CEO of the HMV Group. Now chairman of Fat Face and board member of The
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Agency Assessments International There is nothing new in the idea of sending work overseas, although the term 'offshoring' itself is
When I first became a brand manager in 1978 I knew what marketing did. The brand manager's job was to
I bring both good news and bad. As far as the bad news goes, having worked through five recessions to
Jeremy Bullmore reflects on the paradox of how assets are valued. Tangible assets, such as plants and machinery, are inevitably
Over the last 18 months, social networking has entered mainstream consciousness, with many brands experiencing explosive growth and mass press
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The study of culture and its meanings is the raw material of branding and the contribution of anthropology to marketing
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