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Mark Ritson8 min read

Brand diagnosis is the brand manager’s first job, so prioritise it

Marketers have lost sight of proper research into what drives brand successes and ...
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Mark Ritson8 min read

Dismissing DTC is just as dumb as dismissing retail

Direct-to-consumer brands failed to disrupt traditional retail, but that doesn’t mean you ...
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Mark Ritson6 min read

Eight out of 10 millennials know demographics are horseshit

Millennials are no more similar to each other than they are to Gen X or Gen Z, so it’s ...
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Mark Ritson19 min read

Welcome to IMGFUCK: Seven steps to kicking your price-promotion addiction

Escaping dependence on price promotions is a tough challenge, but it’s achievable with ...
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Mark Ritson8 min read

Even sophisticated mass marketers need targeting

Targeting is one of the biggest challenges most marketers now face. Not despite the ...
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Mark Ritson10 min read

Don’t listen to the industry sages, they’re not your ad’s target

Advertising professionals’ view of what makes a good ad is not only biased, it’s usually ...
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Mark Ritson14 min read

How Guinness became Britain’s most popular pint

Guinness is the rare example of a brand with solid foundations in its product and brand ...
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Mark Ritson9 min read

Films no longer have sequels, they have sub-brands and franchises

What a Netflix whodunnit tells us about brand architecture, following a last-minute ...
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Mark Ritson11 min read

Follow Shania Twain’s lead and make sure product isn’t the forgotten P of marketing

Mark Ritson experiences an epiphany on his couch that leads him to revise his opinion of ...
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