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What marketing can learn from politics

politics

In today's world, companies increasingly find themselves under similar pressures and scrutiny as politicians. To win in these circumstances, political

Day of the clones

clone

Tom is a brand manager. His approach is thoroughly professional. He's searching the world for best practice, and is bringing

Supermarket retailing in troubled times

supermarket

All downturns produce winners as well as losers and the supermarket sector is no exception. Looking mainly at the UK

Global brands and social capital

brands

Billions of consumers and business customers, in every region of the world, from cities to remote rural areas, buy global

The danger of a "brand bubble"

bubbles

In 1841, Charles Mackay wrote his famous book, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, to describe various

Has the internet really changed everything?

wifi

This series begins a debate about the issues in the internet revolution. Paul Feldwick, the sceptic, opens the conversation

Tory victory will be dependent on their very own Labrador puppy

puppy

I've just had a sneak preview of the first draft of next year's Conservative party election manifesto. It was a

Rethinking the chain: leaner, faster and better marketing

Market Leader Spring 2010

Not A company in the world exists where top executives don't worry about future demand, or don't waste substantial money

Why the consumer should not be the king in India

india

The dilemma for service providers in countries with defined hierarchical norms is fascinating. Jitender Dabas argues that the increasingly rude

Why is marketing missing from the sustainability agenda?

World Handshake Market Leader

Sustainability is here to stay and companies are grappling with how to respond. Yet, as David Whiting argues, marketers are

Is unisex option over?

Market Leader January 2012

Men and women may be social and legal equals, but we are wired differently by our genes. These differences influence

It’s time to stop looking on the bright side

stop

We need more case histories of brand failures, says Rory Sutherland

You know those women who occasionally hang around outside

‘Eventful’ spaces can provide a creative platform

creative

The traditional connection between ‘marketing’ and ‘events’ is a curiously dysfunctional one. It conjures images of the cavalier executive impulsively

Fail fast and fix it

fast

IN AGILE MARKETING Anthony Freeling successfully combines theory and practice and comes up with a neat concept. Agility is something

2011: The year of the desperate optimist

optimistic

Ben Hayman urges brands to acknowledge consumers’ needs for optimism, against the odds

As An avid football fan, I know

A new view of the future media landscape

compass - Market Leader 2011

Forecasting is always difficult in periods of disruption – and the communication environment is in just such a situation. C

Business models and a revised big bang theory

Market Leader 2011

IN RESPONSE  to C John Brady’s feature ‘A new view of the future of media landscape’ (Market Leader Q1

Evolution of technology services

phone

LAURIE YOUNG is a leader – and writer of several books – in UK professional services marketing and his co-author

In praise of scepticism

praise

Jeremy Bullmore says we shouldn’t worry if people are sceptical about marketing, it’s scepticism about the police that should concern

Think before you link...

link

Keith Lucas looks at the dangers of alienating consumers with inappropriate product tie-ins

What does the man who plays a

In praise of antinomies

well done

THERE ARE SOME subjects that don’t get talked about because they’re not worth talking about. And there are some subjects