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What can the Olympics teach marketing innovators?

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in October 1968.
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5 charming ways to make your owned media memorable

Owned media today often seems to mean digital media - a brand's website, blog or social media account. ] What has often been over-looked in recent years is a brand's physical owned media such as packaging or business cards.
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Timberland taps into a cultural truth to reboot its brand

I came across an interesting article in The Washington Post about how Timberland has mined customer data to help "reboot" the brand, here.
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Brand of the Year 2016: Time to nominate

The countdown begins. Which brand will be named The Marketing Society's Brand of the Year 2016?
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To survive and thrive in our digital age, make a list

To survive and thrive in our digital age, make a list.
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The changing role of the CMO

If there’s one thing I know about CMOs it is that they have to wear a lot of different hats. Our MD's piece in The Times 'future CMO' supplement.
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Damn good reasons to avoid decision fatigue

What do Barack Obama, Vera Wang, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Tom Ford, Henry Rollins, Carolina Herrera and Albert Einstein all have in common?
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Why we should celebrate the art behind logo design

“The logo is an identifier but it’s also something that stands-in for who you are.” — Steven Heller
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Dare to demand some sausage, not just sizzle

Marketing directors were urged to "Lobby for the kind of (creative) work...
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Consumers on shifting sands: reaching new audiences in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is changing both economically and socially, writes Stephen Hillebrand, chief executive of Kantar Consumer Insights MENA.
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