Inspirational Brand Stories — Old Spice

Old Spice used to be something we might buy for our Grandads as a stocking filler at Christmas. But since the tongue-in-cheek advert starring ex-NFL player Isaiah Mustafa their sales of Old Spice body wash rose 11%. The campaign has become a textbook case of the successful use of social media marketing. Read more

Inspirational blog — Consultants Mind

Whether you are already a consultant or are thinking of becoming one, it can be a lonely path to tread. It’s not just the long hours, but the project-based nature of the work. So it’s nice sometimes to realise that there’s a lot of people who enjoy the same challenges and rewards as you. If this sounds like you, why not have a look at the Consultants Mind blog.

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Inspirational Bloggers — Rohit Bhargava

Rohit Bhargava is a marketing expert. He’s the CEO of Influential Marketing Group, professor of Global Marketing at Georgetown Universit and the author of four best-selling marketing books including the awardwinning Likeonomics. Luckily for us, he also has a fascinating blog.

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Inspirational Brand Stories — Pinterest

Pinterest developed out of a site called Tote which allowed you to ‘pin’ your favourite retail items onto lists and share them with your friends. Noticing that the pinning was more popular than the buying they decided to refocus on the pinning part of their business and became Pinterest.   Read more

Clay Christiansen Responds: Disruptive Innovation Under Fire

We said we’d keep you posted about developments in the Disruption debate that’s blown up in the last few days. Read more