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Mark Ritson11 min read

Jaguar has rebranded when it needed to revitalise

Jaguar’s bizarre new campaign marks a complete overhaul of its positioning, when instead ...
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Mark Ritson7 min read

Want a brand fit for the future? Understand its past

Understanding your brand’s history and heritage is essential to successful brand ...
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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 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 Ritson9 min read

Look at your brand from the customer’s perspective, not the other way round

Responses to the Queen’s death show marketers think brands have a place in consumers’ ...
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Mark Ritson13 min read

For Omega and Swatch, the rewards of co-branding could be astronomical

Far from cannibalising Omega’s luxury sales, the collaboration with Swatch on the £200 ...
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Mark Ritson7 min read

If your distinctive brand assets are exclusively visual it’s time to come to your (other) senses

Visual cues are all very well but don’t forget the other four senses when developing ...
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Mark Ritson10 min read

If the old logo ain’t broke, fix it anyway: Ritson’s rules for playing with brand codes

Those questioning the updates to Heinz’s slogan and the British Rail logo miss the ...
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Mark Ritson9 min read

Tiffany’s brand needs an update – in fashion, that means alienating loyal customers

The new ‘Not your mother’s Tiffany’ campaign has angered the brand’s older customers, but ...
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