Over the last few years I’ve helped dozens of SME brands with their strategic planning but I can count on one hand how many of these brands had good market segmentation, and that’s a problem, as strategic and tactical choices will be missing essential data interpretations to guide decisions on ob
BrandPRO strategy simulator to help marketers perfect their strategic decision-making skills.
With the launch of our BrandPRO brand strategy simulator, we’re on a mission to harness the power of ‘experiential learning’ with a view to helping marketing and brand professionals...
Marketers must avoid taking shortcuts with market orientation.
I recently started a consultancy job for an international client. On day one of the project, the client proudly presented me with some research findings which they referred to as ‘a...
Let’s deal with the elephant in the room first – customer personas DO NOT constitute market segmentation. They are rooted in stereotypes and assumptions from individual bias or disc...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or Environmental Social Governance (ESG) whatever you call it, the idea of positioning brands as ‘purpose driven’ is a divisive topic, so to av...
Unfortunately, there are more bad marketing consultants than good ones, and for business owners or in-house marketers looking for strategic input, spotting the difference between th...
“We don’t have the time or the budget” is often a client’s response when I ask why they are not market orientated. Our job as marketers and brand management professionals, is to rep...