Entries by Lorraine Carter

Olympics Ambush Marketing Winner Goes to… Dr Dre. Beats

World records, sporting heroes, and brand-wars. The Olympic games may be over for another four years but, sports and athletes aside, the legacy of the London 2012 brand police is likely to live on.   Long before the first athletes arrived in the London the global coverage of the stringent branding laws enforced by the […]

Company Culture: Your Brand’s Strongest Competitive Advantage

Company culture may be the most vague aspect of brand management but carefully controlled and nurtured it can provide your brand with a sustainable competitive advantage that even your strongest competitors cannot replicate.   Company culture is a culmination of the behaviors, attitudes, relationships, core brand values and environment within a business. Simply put, your […]

Are Your Brand Values On The Money? They’re Critical to Your Profitability

The last five years has seen a massive shift in the fundamentals that shape the corporate operating environment. Technological advances and economic influences have led to fundamental changes in global business practices and customer behaviour.   These changes demand businesses to alter and adapt their business models in order to maintain relevancy and profitability, but […]

7 Steps to Branding Your Way Out of Recession and Into Profitable Growth

There are few companies in existence that have not felt the affects of the current recession impacting on their business and profit margins. As many of us know, uneasiness in the market fostered by fears of job losses and reduction in wages has consumer spending at an all time low.   Many business leaders feeling […]