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Mums on YouTube

YouTube is helping modern mums with everything from parenting advice, to entertainment during their priceless moments of downtime.
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New Zealand: The pioneering challenger brand

Kiwis invented the jet boat, the electric fence and Xero accounting software. In 1893, New Zealand was the first country to allow women to vote. Ernest Rutherford was the first man to split the atom.
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Influencer Marketing: Is it possible to build “affinity at scale”?

Influencer marketing is becoming a key area of attention for CMOs who want to increase the impact of their brand on social media. But is it possible to build true “affinity at scale”?
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Competing with giants: How Kenyan companies are outperforming multinationals

Kenya is considered the economic powerhouse of the east African region. It is a major transport, financial and logistics hub and, until recently, had one of the fastest growing economies in Africa.
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Digital should drive the whole business, not live in a ghetto

The latest bit of cartoon genius from Tom Fishburne brings to life nicely a key theme from our latest research project: 'Rebooting brand strategy for a digital age'.
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Baking on YouTube

Every day on YouTube, millions of people from around the world come together to share their passion...
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Is Michael Porter still relevant in today’s fast and connected markets?

Michael Porter is seen as the guru’s guru, the world’s best management thinker, the godfather of strategy. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 69 years ago, he credits his own Harvard professor Chris Christensen with inspiring him and encouragi
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How advertising can regain its swagger

A few weeks ago, I spent two days in Canberra with Michael Ball. Michael was living with zest and courage well beyond his doctor’s expectations, but sadly has just succumbed to the cancer that had shadowed him for years.
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Research you can actually use

It’s time to create effectiveness studies that deliver actionable findings rather than simply sell media channels. Jay Rajdev invites you to take part.
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The refreshing brand strategy of failure

One of my favorite reads (albeit not in the brand strategy genre) is the Book of Heroic Failures by Stephen Pile, founder of the Not Terribly Good Club of Gr
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