Why Every Marketer Should Read Academic Papers (Even If They’re Painfully Boring)

Why Every Marketer Should Read Academic Papers (Even If They're Painfully Boring) There comes a point in almost every marketer's career when they decide that academic research is no longer relevant. University is over. The dissertation is gathering dust in the loft. And nobody has ever walked into Monday's marketing meeting saying, "Has anyone checked

Why Every Marketer Should Read Academic Papers (Even If They’re Painfully Boring)2026-07-01T08:21:59+00:00

Fyre Festival: The Greatest Marketing Campaign That Had Absolutely Nothing to Sell

Fyre Festival The Greatest Marketing Campaign That Had Absolutely Nothing to Sell Imagine spending thousands of pounds on what was promised to be the most exclusive music festival ever created. Private jets. Luxury villas. Supermodels. World-famous artists. Crystal-clear Caribbean waters. Instead, you arrive to find disaster relief tents, cheese sandwiches in polystyrene boxes and

Fyre Festival: The Greatest Marketing Campaign That Had Absolutely Nothing to Sell2026-06-30T15:56:40+00:00

PESTEL: A Powerful Framework Restored for the Modern Workplace

PESTEL: A Powerful Framework Restored for the Modern Workplace How to make PESTEL analysis dynamic, actionable, and fit for purpose using modern tools and AI Marketing Strategy | Go-To-Market | Organisational Intelligence Guest Blog from Lee Sellen. Throughout all foundational marketing education, the PESTEL analysis is presented as a vital tool for market validation

PESTEL: A Powerful Framework Restored for the Modern Workplace2026-06-29T11:28:32+00:00

Take Your Dog to Work Day? In This Heat, the Kindest Thing Might Be Leaving Them at Home

Take Your Dog to Work Day? In This Heat, the Kindest Thing Might Be Leaving Them at Home There is something wonderfully British about Take Your Dog to Work Day landing in late June.On paper, it sounds lovely. A day for offices to soften a little. Labradors under desks. Someone from finance pretending not to

Take Your Dog to Work Day? In This Heat, the Kindest Thing Might Be Leaving Them at Home2026-06-26T10:24:29+00:00

Consumer Culture Theory Explained: Why People Buy Identities, Not Just Products

Consumer Culture Theory Explained: Why People Buy Identities, Not Just Products Understanding Arnould & Thompson (2005) Through Real-World Marketing Examples Marketing students often encounter theories that sound far more complicated than they really are. Consumer Culture Theory - often shortened to CCT - is one of them. At first glance, the term feels intimidating. It

Consumer Culture Theory Explained: Why People Buy Identities, Not Just Products2026-06-05T12:44:20+00:00

Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO): Turning More Visitors into Customers

Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO): Turning More Visitors into Customers Why Getting More Traffic Isn't Always the Answer One of the most common mistakes in marketing is assuming that the solution to every problem is more traffic. Website sales are down? Buy more advertising. Lead generation is struggling? Increase the PPC budget. Not enough enquiries? Publish

Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO): Turning More Visitors into Customers2026-06-05T15:14:14+00:00

Reinventing Yourself: What Marketers Can Learn from Prince, Madonna and the Art of Starting Again

Reinventing Yourself: What Marketers Can Learn from Prince, Madonna and the Art of Starting Again Why Some People Stay Relevant While Others Become a Footnote One of the most fascinating questions in marketing is why some brands, businesses, and individuals remain relevant for decades while others disappear almost overnight. The answer is not always talent.

Reinventing Yourself: What Marketers Can Learn from Prince, Madonna and the Art of Starting Again2026-06-05T13:29:15+00:00

The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility: Why the Second Slice of Pizza Never Feels as Good as the First

The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility Why the Second Slice of Pizza Never Feels as Good as the First; and What Marketers Can Learn From It There is a moment in almost every all-you-can-eat buffet where optimism collides with economic theory. The first plate feels glorious. The second is still enjoyable. By the third,

The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility: Why the Second Slice of Pizza Never Feels as Good as the First2026-05-26T15:29:43+00:00

Quiet Luxury: The Marketing Strategy of Saying Everything by Saying Very Little

Quiet Luxury The Marketing Strategy of Saying Everything by Saying Very Little There was a time when luxury marketing shouted. Big logos. Gold trim. Monograms large enough to be seen from space. If someone bought something expensive, the assumption was that they wanted everyone else to know about it too. But over the last decade,

Quiet Luxury: The Marketing Strategy of Saying Everything by Saying Very Little2026-05-26T15:01:59+00:00

When Southampton Lost the Narrative: What “Spygate” Teaches Us About Crisis Communications in Sport

When Southampton Lost the Narrative What “Spygate” Teaches Us About Crisis Communications in Sport There is an important distinction to make before anything else. Southampton F.C. did not lose the “Spygate” case simply because of bad communications. They lost because, according to the English Football League, the club admitted to multiple breaches of regulations

When Southampton Lost the Narrative: What “Spygate” Teaches Us About Crisis Communications in Sport2026-05-22T08:29:26+00:00