The old truism that the company you keep says a lot about you is never more apt than when developing brand partnerships. People are quick to judge, so you have to get it right. Even when you get the brand fit right, there is still...
Often when monster news cycles dominate the media (cricket cheats, data cheats, social cheats…) smaller, less titillating stories can get missed. Such may be the case with an interview Marketing Week UK did with the Commercial Director of Formula One, Sean Bratches (read here). It’s...
Keiretsu is a Japanese term that refers to an informal grouping of businesses with interlocking relationships and shareholdings. These partnerships are designed to aid and improve each individual business and there are many powerful ones in Japan. For example, Toshiba, Sony, Fujifilm and Suntory Whiskey...
It’s often said that what gets measured gets managed. Which is probably true. But just because something is managed does not mean it is being taken seriously. To be taken seriously requires a value. One of the first things we recognised when we created Sonder...
In the 2013 movie Ocean’s Eleven, Danny and Rusty assemble a team of specialists to achieve an audacious heist. This is a good analogy for the way Village Entertainment is transforming their business model, by assembling unique and imaginative entertainment solutions for people within their...
There's always more to be done – innovation, creativity, new ideas...
In the paid/owned/earned media triumvirate, there is a wealth of insight and intelligence regarding paid and earned media, but very little on owned. As the world’s leading owned media specialist, Sonder is gathering insights and intel on the state of the owned media landscape. In...
We’ve all heard the line about employees being the company’s most important asset. But are they really? Is an employee more valuable than a customer? When it comes to owned media, customers are far more valuable than employees, mainly through the future potential of the...
“Marketing does not typically earn revenue, it is usually a cost centre. But marketing has some fantastic assets, which you can use for your brand, but if there is a way you can monetise those assets for the benefit of the business, why wouldn’t you?” These...
Harrods is a unique brand – the epitome of luxury retailing, its global fame eclipses the fact that it’s one store in London. Just one. There are few shopping experiences that come close to that of Harrods. The sanctity they place on their customers is...
