(This article was first published in Directory – and is reproduced with their kind permission) Son (25) and daughter (23) have returned home after university: the perfect opportunity for this planner for some close-up observation of two millennials with their always- to-hand smartphones and dirty, untidied bedrooms. I pause at this point to give someContinue reading “THE BIG TENSION- the insight behind successful brands today”
Author Archives: Julian Saunders
Rebranding The Royal Family
It was a masterclass from Harry and Megan. I explain why here
Sir Martin Sorrell: adman to his fingertips
Simon Jacks, BBC business correspondent, said, on the 10 O’Clock news, that Sir Martin was thought off more as “a money man than an adman”, thus repeating some of the snooty and hoary old remarks that were said against him by the likes of David Ogilvy years back . Jacks seems to me to haveContinue reading “Sir Martin Sorrell: adman to his fingertips”
Predictions for the year ahead
For the 20 anniversary issue of Market Leader I looked back to the predictions made by The Economist in 1998 (what did they get right and wrong ?) and brought it up to date with 2018 predictions. Looking back was fascinating – The Economist got a lot right but on a couple of things theyContinue reading “Predictions for the year ahead”
How consumer culture is changing
At the privacy of our own keyboards people give up all sorts of interesting insights into what they want – and no data source is better that search. So.. Google trends is always worth a look – as well as Think with Google for a barometer for changing consumer culture- and therefore what people nowContinue reading “How consumer culture is changing”
Techlash: mood music for 2018
The idea that Big Tech has really evolved into over-powerful “Tech behemoths” has been gathering strength in 2017 – and not just in the protectionist minds of the EU The seminar book – that makes the case for break up- is Move Fast and Break Things by Jonathan Taplin and is my business book ofContinue reading “Techlash: mood music for 2018”
Why agencies must invest more in training
My case for investment is just published in Aurora ( Pakistan’s leading marketing and advertising periodical) and is reproduced with their kind permission. I think that the argument applies to all markets. Agencies, most of which are under competitive pressure and enduring tighter margins, need to invest if they are to be credible business partnersContinue reading “Why agencies must invest more in training”
A tale of pickles, puppet shows and Punjabi wrestling
Memories of my recent visit to Karachi and Lahore, at the invitation of Pakistan Advertisers Society, to run my seminar “Brand Building in the digital age” This piece has just been published in the latest issue of Market Leader and is reproduced with their kind permission. Article hereSaunders Plus pics of “The welders”,”The landlord”, andContinue reading “A tale of pickles, puppet shows and Punjabi wrestling”
Brave
was the big idea of this year’s Marketing Society conference. It proved an inspirational platform. A great conference theme- credit must go to new CEO Gemma Greaves and her team. This being an individualistic culture (and age) stories were often told as personal triumphs over fear, especially in extreme sports (a big theme of theContinue reading “Brave”
More from the insights treasure trove
Beats by Dre won a gold in the APG awards with what, I think, is a great piece of advertising thinking. The brand and the agency (R/GA) may be super hip, yet the thinking is classical. The brand found a fresh, simple and easy to understand emotional promise and dramatised it brilliantly – the ideaContinue reading “More from the insights treasure trove”
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