Has marketing enhanced or tarnished the Olympic™ brand?

The Olympics is undeniably a true brand icon. Have we gone too far in how we market it?

Brand Canada or Brand USA. Which marketing challenge would you take on?

Nation branding is crucial to remain globally competitive, attract FDI and immigrants. Here’s a look at two nation brands at a cross-road.

Pitches : Agency growth strategy or Agent Orange?

New Business should be the life-blood of any agency. Increasingly it feels desperate and futile.

Strategy Killers : The dreaded BSO Syndrome

Many things can hobble your Strategy. Succumbing to Bright Shiny Object Syndrome is definitely one of them.

Why Marketing has a credibility gap

Marketing can be aspirational, informative and entertaining but it better start by being credible

Building the agency of now. Some pointers.

We can’t keep up the same ol’, same ol’ agency way. Here’s some thoughts on the way forward.

Four Points : Why Nation Branding is the Toughest Task of the Decade

Nation branding might just be the toughest brand management job out there. Here’s why…

Rejuvenation or Obsolescence. The choice is yours

Some personal reflections on ways the ad industry needs to rejuvenate itself

Challenger Brands and the Best Marketing Book Ever

Tweet I’m knee deep (even waist deep) in a search for a new job. That whole experience will form another blog post dear reader. What the search has afforded me is a wonderful opportunity to meet some fantastic people, do a truckload of introspection and even, shock, horror, some reading. Which brings me back to [...]