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The future is definitely grey.

phildarb wrote 1 month ago: I had an interesting meeting in London last week, with a few people from one of our bigger and bette … more →

Tags: Marketing, Strategy, Management, Recruitment, The Full Effect Company, Full Effect, Full Efffect Marketing, change, HR

Its time for us all to deliver our Brand Promise

phildarb wrote 1 month ago: So, British parliament is learning about branding?  Or at least one of it’s fundamental princi … more →

Tags: Brand, brand character, Brand Development, Brand Discovery, Brand Model, Brand Name, Brand Promise, Branding, Brands

Guerrilla marketing - Free muscle no marketer can afford to ignore

phildarb wrote 2 months ago: I have never been able to resist a bargain.  That is why I love guerrilla marketing – Hey its … more →

Tags: Marketing, Strategy, efficiency, Below the line, The Full Effect Company, Full Effect, Full Efffect Marketing, CRM, Central Europe

Getting public sector efficiency off the ground.

phildarb wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been in the UK recently, among other things dabbling in the Public Sector and with never … more →

Tags: airlines, brand character, Brand Development, Brand Discovery, Brand Name, Brand Promise, Branding, Brands, efficiency

The measure of a marketer.1 comment

phildarb wrote 3 months ago: I have absolutely no doubt of two things.  Firstly that “marketing” means leveraging the … more →

Tags: airlines, BBC, big idea, Brand, brand character, Brand Development, Brand Discovery, Brand Model, Brand Name

The community value of a one-pound pee2 comments

phildarb wrote 3 months ago: I have just been reading through the comments on a LinkedIn Post, which started when someone asked w … more →

Tags: Brand, brand character, Brand Development, Brand Discovery, Brand Model, Brand Name, Brand Promise, Branding, Brands

Hang the data, get the basics right!

phildarb wrote 4 months ago: I’ve lost count of the number of times over the years that I’ve come across businesses t … more →

Tags: Marketing, Consulting, internal marketing, Management, Data Analysis, Data, Analytics, Ideas!, The Full Effect Company

Can you spot a "big idea"?

phildarb wrote 4 months ago: I’ve spoken long and often over the years about “the big idea”, and with everyone … more →

Tags: big idea, Brand Discovery, Brand Model, Brand Promise, Branding, Brands, communications, customers, Full Effect

Obama's message on integrated marketing

phildarb wrote 5 months ago: On inauguration day I caught an article by the political correspondent Dr Louis Perron that reflect … more →

Tags: Marketing, The Full Effect Company, Full Effect, Full Efffect Marketing, Barack, obama, American, Government, communications

Czech branding lessons

phildarb wrote 5 months ago: I don’t think anybody would argue that countries are not brands.  In fact they could be the u … more →

Tags: Brands, Marketing, Strategy, Brand, Czech, The Full Effect Company, Full Effect, Full Efffect Marketing, developed markets

Foreign trade and the new consumer3 comments

phildarb wrote 5 months ago: Barely was the metaphorical ink dry on my piece about businesses in Central Europe struggling to rem … more →

Tags: Australia, Central Europe, change, Consulting, customer, Customer Service, customers, Czech, Export

Jingle on!

phildarb wrote 5 months ago: It seems rumors of the jingle’s death have been greatly exaggerated … by me at least!  H … more →

Tags: Brands, Marketing, efficiency, Below the line, Innovation, advertising, The Full Effect Company, Full Efffect Marketing, CRM

New Year, New challenge, New consumer

phildarb wrote 6 months ago: Before we all sober up and start banging on again about how tough life is, I thought I’d nip i … more →

Tags: Brands, Marketing, Strategy, Brand, Management, The Full Effect Company, Full Effect, Full Efffect Marketing, developed markets

The challenge of a Prague winter

phildarb wrote 6 months ago: I am sure that in a former life I was a bear.  I say this because at the first sign of winter I get … more →

Tags: Marketing, Strategy, efficiency, Management, The Full Effect Company, Full Effect, Full Efffect Marketing, Central Europe, Communist

Ring a jingle bell?5 comments

phildarb wrote 7 months ago: Digging through all those old commercials to find a clip for that last post reminded me just ho … more →

Tags: Brands, Marketing, Brand, advertising, The Full Effect Company, Full Effect, Full Efffect Marketing, communications, Retail

Woolies and other wonders

phildarb wrote 7 months ago: The thing about Woolworth that I find most wondrous is that they have hung on for so long.  Min … more →

Tags: Brands, Marketing, Strategy, Management, The Full Effect Company, Full Effect, Full Efffect Marketing, Brand Development, communications

Wrestling with brand identity?

phildarb wrote 7 months ago: Anybody who reads this blog will know how important I think point of difference is.  I spend a … more →

Tags: Brands, Marketing, Consulting, The Full Effect Company, Full Effect, Full Efffect Marketing, Brand Development, communications, Brand Discovery

Cheers to Czech creativity

phildarb wrote 7 months ago: In the run up to the festive season, as everwhere else in the world (well almost!), Czech comme … more →

Tags: Marketing, Czech, advertising, Ideas!, The Full Effect Company, Full Effect, Full Efffect Marketing, Central Europe, communications

I don't want to be a celebrity. Get me out of here!

phildarb wrote 7 months ago: Results of a UK survey announced today and discussed on BBC Radio Four’s Today Programme sugge … more →

Tags: Consulting, Management, The Full Effect Company, Full Effect, Full Efffect Marketing, developed markets, Central Europe, Business Strategy, Business Development


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