Founders live and breathe their brands, and Superdry’s Julian Dunkerton should be able to correct the strategic mistakes of the past, as long as he’s not stuck in the past himself.
By Mark Ritson
Time and again companies have proved unwilling to stick to their lofty purpose statements when it costs them money. For purpose to have any meaning, corporations need to put it before profit.
Distinctiveness and differentiation are both integral to brand success so there doesn’t need to be a trade-off between the two.
From titans of industry to serious misconduct investigations, this year high-profile founders lost their shine as employees and brands seized back control.
Marketers, like sportspeople, must focus on the ‘hard yards’ that make the moments of glory possible.
A LinkedIn takeover helped TikTok persuade marketers the social media app could become their new home for performance marketing.
Marketing Week is proud to name Tesco’s George Rivers as one of our inaugural Future Marketing Leaders, sponsored by Digitas.
Having ended its retail exclusivity deal with Boots, Mark Hill Hair has appointed its first ever marketing director to steer the brand into a new era.