Even Apple, one of the world’s most successful companies, visionary, secretive, allegedly antipathetic to research, fails occasionally. Witness poor iphone battery performance, speedily reversed software changes and easy-break charging cables.  While following the ‘gu

in 2011 the UK Halloween market is likely to be worth around £310m and since 2005 has grown at twice the rate of the US market. Yet the average UK household spend is one third of our US cousins. So how can UK marketers grab a slice of the growing Halloween pumpkin pie?

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This fishy idea is growing into an international brand though the power of story telling. The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company is inspiration for marketers everywhere.

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A license to thrill - new tools for product innovation and brand licensing.

The greatest brands have always been characterised by high awareness, a clear and distinctive image, an ability to evoke a strong rational and emotional bond with audiences, stretch into new markets as well as change with the times. Read about how National Geographic have become a gr