Deep Fried Crickets and Beetroot Yogurt, Anyone?

One of the things I love most about working with the hospitality sector is their constant drive to innovate. Bars and restaurants are always on the hunt for the Next Big Thing, and even those extreme ideas, which start life in the scientific kitchens of chefs like Heston Blumenthal, eventually filter their way down to more everyday establishments. I’ve been looking through some trend reports to see what’s predicted for 2015. Baum & Whiteman’s excellent summary [...]

By |2017-01-04T19:51:26+00:00January 12th, 2015|Business Strategy & Development, Retail & Hospitality|Comments Off on Deep Fried Crickets and Beetroot Yogurt, Anyone?

It’s The Summer Holidays! Where Are We Going?

Now here’s a funny story.  Recently, I was discussing a brand strategy project with a client and one of their (non-marketing) board members - who wasn’t directly involved in the project.  As I outlined how a marketing strategy must to be aligned to the broader business strategy to be fully effective, he turned to his colleague and said, “What is our strategy, anyway?” Aside from the *ahem* obvious concern that a board member was questioning the existence [...]

By |2017-01-04T19:51:29+00:00August 1st, 2014|Business Strategy & Development, Marketing Strategy|Comments Off on It’s The Summer Holidays! Where Are We Going?

Marketing to Women Needs More Than ‘Just The Facts, Ma’am…’

My December blog took a look at the big retailer's Christmas ads and came to the conclusion that the ones that misfired did so because they didn't correctly connect with women.  Not surprisingly, as women are the major organisers - and spenders - at Christmas, this almost directly correlated to those who subsequently posted poor trading results. This topic is high on my agenda at the moment as I’m working with a brand that is [...]

By |2017-01-04T19:51:32+00:00March 3rd, 2013|Retail & Hospitality, Marketing Strategy, Feminism, Sexism, Gender Equality, Advertising|Comments Off on Marketing to Women Needs More Than ‘Just The Facts, Ma’am…’
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