Rebranding the British Royal Family – too little too late?

April 30th, 2011

In the happy afterglow of the recent (British) Royal Wedding, commentators are already talking about the ‘re-branding’ of the Royal Family and how the young couple seemed to have brought a new ‘lightness and humour’ to what could have been very formal and ’stuffy’ occasion.

But, as every marketer knows, a successful re-brand is more than merely changing a logo or designing a new website – or in this case putting on a noticeably lighthearted major event

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Branding with wings – the Red Bull way

May 25th, 2010

Marketers are sometimes scornful of large corporations lending their name to promotions and events that really do add value to the brand.

But in the case of Red Bull and the Cliff Diving World Series 2010 such criticism does not apply. In fact, it is a case study on how to get it right!

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