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Ideas, opinions and useful observations on branding, marketing and the home and garden sector, written for people responsible for helping products stand out and sell.

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Illustration of a new product being checked to see it it's retail ready
A finished product isn’t always ready for retail

A finished product isn’t always ready for retail

Illustration of what makes packaging effective.
What makes packaging effective?

What makes packaging effective?

Illustration of why the words we choose matter.
Why the words we choose matter

Why the words we choose matter

Illustration of a shoal of small fish chasing a large pink fish.
Why challenger brands can’t afford to play safe

Why challenger brands can’t afford to play safe

Illustration of a product manager working as a puppet master with different strings they can pull.
Why a good product isn’t enough to make people choose it

Why a good product isn’t enough to make people choose it

Illustration of driving a car in first gear.
The best time to invest in your brand

The best time to invest in your brand

Illustration of why strategy isn't the same as analysis
Why strategy isn’t analysis

Why strategy isn’t analysis

Illustration of balancing brand experiences that create a gut fee.
A brand is a gut feeling. But not every experience carries equal weight

A brand is a gut feeling. But not every experience carries equal weight

Illustration of where a brand could confuse attention with authority
Don’t confuse attention with authority

Don’t confuse attention with authority