The article is written by Douglas Kaufman, Head of Communication at Cocoon Group
Over the course of the past few years, CEE beer brands have had to deal with many dramatic adjustments. We’ve seen changes to product, business, and market behavior across the region. Changing habits or legislation drove some of these changes, while brewers themselves implemented others.
The article is written by Barbra Wright, Director of Consumer Brand Identity and Packaging at Dragon Rouge, London
For decades marketers have been using Archetype theory to better understand their brand personality and character and thus to shape their communications by pinning the characteristics of the brand around one, well-understood, character archetype.
The article is written by Greg Taylor, Director of Brand Provocation at Elmwood, London
Having emerged this week from the coldest May for 100 years, the sun has burst through at last and there’s a collective spring in the step of the folks here in Fitzrovia. I never cease to be amazed by the power of nature and its effects on the human psyche. When we experience nature at its best, it magically frees our spirit. Our senses are triggered, we feel more alive, we feel good. But why? And how can we find ways to tap into nature even when the sun doesn’t shine?
The article is written by Ted Mininni, the President of Design Force, Inc., USA
Classic brands can have an unfair advantage over emerging brands. They are instantly recognizable to many consumers, associated with pleasant memories and specific attributes. They appeal on an emotional level that new brands simply haven’t had the time to establish yet.
The article is written by Sara Jones, Creative Director at brand development and packaging design agency Anthem Worldwide, part of Schawk, Inc.
The power of packaging to tell a story and engage with consumers is sometimes undervalued. And yet when a product is on the shelf, sitting next to its rivals, this is the point when all of a brand’s marketing and advertising comes together; the moment of truth when the shopper’s choice will decide whether investment in the brand really worked. Even as more and more shopping shifts online, the product image will always be the last thing a customer sees before making their selection.
The article was written by Emily Stubbins, Executive Brand Strategy Director at Hyperquake, USA
In a recent conversation among colleagues – sparked, in part, by the release of the new “Avengers” movie – an interesting subject came up: If you had to choose the ultimate business super power, what would it be? Big budgets, global reach, an innovation pipeline full to bursting, a PR machine capable of generating positive press 24/7? Without hesitation, I answered “agility.”
The article is written by Darren Foley, Managing Director at Pearlfisher, London
This month we are welcoming some new additions to the Pearlfisher studio gallery space in London: a beautiful old letterpress (courtesy of the brilliant Mr Kelvyn Smith http://www.letterpress-workshop.com/) and a revolutionary three-dimensional printer. From opposite ends of the same discipline, these two machines led us to think about a new movement in design that is uniting previously detached points of the same spectrum.
The article is written by Greg Taylor, Director of Brand Provocation at Elmwood, London
Here in the UK last week, we hit the first double-dip recession since the 1970s. But there wasn’t wall-to-wall coverage or even that much front-page news. Do we have a collective sense of inevitability? Are we a nation resigned to economic depression? Or do we have a growing determination to take matters into our own hands and build our own futures? Now is the time for each and every one of us to reboot our own ‘home’ economy and build a new ‘homestyle’, a way of living that makes more of the spaces we find ourselves in. After all, home is where the heart is.
