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If the priority is growth, why don’t we actually talk ‘selling’?
A version of this article also appeared Dec 2024 on the Centre for the New Midlands website. If the priority is growth, why don’t we ...
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Say your company were a car. You’re willing to drive it day and night, no problem. But where are you actually going, and why?
Often what Spring Thinking means is solving strategic questions for people. Frequently they don’t even know what those questions are, because they don’t think in ...
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The Case of Aston Martin, Jaguar and the Big Strategic Question
Double down or move? This is probably one of the single key strategic questions that a brand or even corporation can face. What are the ...
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Amazon, Tesla, Google, Apple, blah..
Why you need to strategise realistically, and stop whacking off thinking about Jeff Bezos! In your construction company, or your garden centre miniple, your hairdressing ...
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“Selling our brand isn’t about emotion.” Really?
I often drive past a rural pub, The Bull’s Head, on an obscure Leicestershire road. It’s also a Stonehouse carvery and pizza restaurant. After working ...
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Here’s a new way to use your market research budget. Looking at your old market research.
Everybody thinks they’re so smart. On a bad day, I do, certainly. And I bet you a tenner you do, too. Sadly, it is an ...
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Is pure creativity all it’s cracked up to be?
Google ‘ideas are the only real currency’. You’ll find The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) says it’s so, among many others. And ...
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Maximise two things to boost campaign effectiveness before you’ve even started
The best marketing theorist at Marketing Week magazine once showed us an equation for successful marketing campaigns. Mark Ritson says your level of success will ...
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🎙️ Strategy, Storytelling & The Stuff That Matters
Over the years, I’ve had some great conversations about growth, leadership, and making things happen. Here are a few past podcast episodes that still hold up.
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