Distinctiveness doesn’t need to come at the cost of differentiation
Distinctiveness and differentiation are both integral to brand success so there doesn’t need to be a trade-off between the two.
Distinctiveness and differentiation are both integral to brand success so there doesn’t need to be a trade-off between the two.
Kraft Heinz is suffering from a number of self-inflicted wounds, from underinvestment in its brands to a failure to adapt its portfolio to modern tastes, leading to a parlous financial situation.
Classic ads and product placements continue to have a brand-building effect decades later, which is a benefit more marketers should pay attention to when commissioning creative.
Marketers would be far better off focusing on what definitely won’t change in 2019 and making a list of all the things they could do better than being distracted by hollow predictions.
Claiming the brand has “carried the business forward” in its push to become more than home search, Zoopla is taking a “scientific” approach to allocating marketing spend.
However you define marketing excellence, it’s essential those standards – and the outcomes – are shared with the wider organisation and documented for the future.
Since rebalancing its marketing mix to focus on brand building, Airbnb has reaped the rewards, though top marketer Hiroki Asai says its model will not work for all brands.
Nationwide’s TV ad ‘In your best interest’ uses humour to cut through a “serious” category, which lands it in the top 8% of all UK ads, according to Kantar’s ‘The Works’ study.