A common failing of young brands is trying to be too good. Too healthy, too high performance, too ethical, too whatever. Now this might add up to an objectively splendid product, but...
Read moreThe most difficult (and often effective) strategy for any company to master is this: changing nothing. We all suffer from an almost irresistible urge to tinker. To be active. To keep things...
Read moreThis piece first appeared with Young Foodies, a community for the UK's up and coming food and drink brands. Generally speaking there are two ways for a young CPG brand to impress a...
Read moreNew York designer Vincent Fileccia has recently undertaken an interesting project I thought worth sharing. In it, he took various iconic consumer business logos and redesigned them using the...
Read moreVery successful people tend to be surprisingly ordinary. The average millionaire entrepreneur you meet will tend to be highly competent, no question, and generally fairly talented in...
Read moreI'm very happy to be able to say that I'll be participating in this year's TEDxFolkestone (yup, they have one there - it's all going on down the South coast). The talk will present the idea...
Read moreNope. A sad fact of life is that even the best ideas will often get warped and simplified to the point of uselessness. As concepts pass through the public consciousness, people will inevitably...
Read moreYou may have heard Voltaire’s phrase “the perfect is enemy of the good” - often used in a business context to essentially mean “just get it...
Read moreIt has been said that the true competitor of a Harley Davidson is not a Yamaha, or a Honda, but in fact a conservatory. Within this quip lies the most fundamental of strategic truths; one which...
Read moreFollowing the success of the previous Basic Arts publication Make interesting companies, not interesting advertising, I'm delighted to announce the follow up Make companies without...
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