Today, I discovered the Podcast ‘On Strategy Showcase’ through a LinkedIn post about Martin Weigel’s interview. The post said, “the role of Planning isn’t to inspire creatives, but to POINT imagination and resources to the right tasks that matter… we need more conversations that get the industry focused on usefulness, not just inspiration.” To which […]

Brand strategy has always been important. It’s how I was ‘brought up’ as a strategist. A recent rise in brand strategy interest can be attributed to market shifts and consumers’ changing affinity patterns. So, what’s changed in the role of brand strategy and how can companies adapt to stay ahead of the competition? Let’s dig […]

If you’re touching any facet of communications, you’re in for a climb as “trust in all information sources [is] at record lows”. Just like the ‘us’ in trust is important – the ‘and’ in brand is equally as important. Trusted brands close the value-destroying divide between ‘brand’ and ‘performance’ marketing which fosters loyalty, engagement, brand […]