Shifting from audiences to communities

I have had conversations recently with several purpose-led brands who are struggling to convert.

All of them believe that marketing and, more specifically media, is the solution to their problem.

But there is a fundamental shift that needs to happen...

How core is purpose to your strategy?

In today’s world, we see a lot of talk about purpose, but less brands are actually walking the talk.  You may have a beautifully articulated purpose statement, but unless it serves to make a difference in the world, then it remains just...

Imagining the brands of tomorrow

Have you ever wondered how the constant bombarding of messaging and pushy marketing that we live with every day came to be? Marketing as we know it today not only created but continues to exponentially fuel the consumption economy.

I should know. I...

Plastic free please!

Nailing a magnetic brand purpose

Purpose is a word that is often misunderstood. Navigating between a vision, mission, purpose or positioning statement can be confusing.

Throughout my career, I have sat in many workshop sessions to define brand equity, positioning, and in more recent years,...

The secret ingredient to building a love brand.
Drumroll please… Love!

This may seem like one of those, “well duh!” moments, but somehow it seems to be the missing ingredient in how we build and market our brands today. 

We get so focused on the product benefits, how...

Stepping Up As Thought Leaders

I recently read an article entitled “we can’t all be Patagonia”. The article was suggesting that most companies still believe that Patagonia is an exception to the norm and that profit and purpose are mutually exclusive. 

Unfortunately,...

Where did marketing go wrong?

Consumer culture promises us that we can buy our way to happiness, to success, to fulfilment. It convinces us that the reason we do not yet feel all those things is because we haven’t yet got the latest sports car, the biggest house, the fanciest job...