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Knowledge

Our take on B2B marketing, and how to put it to work.
Ideas your peers wished they'd said first

How to build a big brand on a small budget

Guide
24 Mar

Using the latest marketing effectiveness data and research, this report clearly explains how businesses and startups can build a big brand on a smaller marketing budget.

Build the business case for brand marketing

Video
2 Mar

Our CMO workshops help you build the business case for brand marketing and forecast the results on the bottom line

Why performance marketing is killing your brand

Video
1 Mar

The hidden flaw that stops PPC marketing from scaling your company profitably, and what you need to do to fix it

Convincing skeptical executives to invest in brand

Video
1 Mar

The step-by-step process I use with our clients to get the budget for creating world-class brand advertising that sells more stuff

How to get the budget for brand building

Social
29 Feb

It's not about building brand awareness or emotional connections. It's building a pipeline of future customers.

Measuring marketing strategy

Audio
22 Feb

The differences between B2B and B2C marketing, and some real advice on how to take your strategy from flab to fabulous.

How good positioning serves as a filter for decision making

Social
25 Jan

How do you build a brand positioning that doesn’t just influence communications, but the proposition?

6 sources of advantage post

Social
17 Jan

How do you differentiate yourself when you’re up against a bigger competitor with deeper pockets and a broader set of capabilities?

How challengers can position for growth

Guide
1 Jan

Using case studies and our experience working with international brands, this presentation clearly explains how challengers can use positioning to unlock the power of brand marketing.

Our approach to always-on brand campaigns

Video
5 Dec

Reach more people for less

Machiavelli and the dangers of UGC ads

Article
30 Nov

Optimizing solely for attention in digital advertising is really dangerous. Ads that blend in get more clicks, but can erode brand equity and sales over time.

Why performance marketing won’t grow your brand

Article
28 Nov

The rise of performance marketing has given us cheaper and more efficient ways to advertise, but has created very few big brands. Why?

Classics Episode: 1960’s VW “Think Small” campaign from DDB

Audio
27 Nov

How, after World War II, would you market to the American public, a strange looking, small, inexpensive foreign car associated with Hitler's Germany? Imagine that was your brief.

How to unlock a brand's hidden advantage

Video
27 Nov

Positioning your brand so it comes first to mind when people are ready to buy

Why finding your hidden advantage can get people to buy more

Article
5 Oct

I’m going to share the exact formula we used to re-position Formula E Racing and Al Jazeera with real, measurable results.

What successful brand teams are prioritizing for 2024

Article
21 Sep

Two things successful brand teams are doing to add value to the business in 2024, and two things they are not.

Why brand has a bad reputation in the boardroom

Audio
14 Aug

How to frame brand as a driver of future growth to executives

The biggest mistake smaller brands make on social

Audio
14 Jul

You can still build brand on social, but it requires a different approach.

Why hard times = good times for challenger brands

Article
26 Apr

Downturns are one of the few times that challenger brands can become champions. But most waste the chance, and stay small. Here’s why it’s a now-or-never moment if you’re looking to grow…

Product And Brand Positioning In 3 Steps

Audio
3 Mar

We know that the right positioning will improve conversion rates and campaign performance, but how is it done in practice?

How to increase profits in a recession

Article
13 Feb

Why proper pricing is crucial to surviving recessions, and how you can raise them even when most customers are looking for a deal.

Challenger positioning

Audio
3 Feb

Why challengers need brand marketing for growth.

Opportunity in being the underdog

Audio
2 Feb

Why admitting that your second best can be persuasive and profitable

3 ways to lower your cost of acquisition

Article
19 Aug

A short guide on managing your cost of customer acquisition (CAC) in the digital age.

Why repositioning your brand can result in radical growth

Article
15 Jul

See how Avis turned their biggest weakness into a strength and helped them win +36% market share in three years.

3 ways to measure brand awareness for free

Article
11 Mar

Brand awareness is a crucial piece of information for marketing and campaign strategies. If you don’t have the time or money for measurement surveys, here’s some other ways to estimate your brand’s awareness.

A simple one-ad campaign framework

Article
23 Nov

Brand building on a budget? Here’s how you can mimic the impact of a big TV advertising campaign using a single low-cost online video.

Why marketers need to be at the M&A table

Article
21 Jul

Why marketers need to be at the M&A table