May 18, 2020
Lessons From Past Crises: The Conclusions
Over the last few weeks, I’ve written a number of short stories about brands that…
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Categories: Brands & Branding
Category: Brands & Branding
January 29, 2020
New year, New you, New tech: Our highlights from CES 2020
#2020Vision #NewDecadeNewMe – with the New Year comes new hashtags as we all look to…
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Categories: Tech & Content, Brands & Branding
October 31, 2019
Think Small Play Big: What would start-ups change if they worked for a big brand?
There are a lot of big brands in the world trying to act more like…
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September 3, 2019
CHEERS: four beer brands doing great things!
Throughout these long summer days, our minds have turned (inevitably) to beer. With lots of…
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August 28, 2019
The evolution of the flavoured water market
Health conscious consumers are driving the growth of the global flavoured and functional water category…
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August 20, 2019
The age old struggle between function & emotion in the snacking & beverages categories.
There are few certainties in life; death, taxes and the age old struggle between agencies…
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August 13, 2019
BA Flight of the Future: when will the aviation industry get disruptively divergent?
Last Friday, the TVE Travel & Lifestyle team took a trip to the Saatchi Gallery…
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Categories: Brands & Branding, Travel & Lifestyle
August 8, 2019
The Great Summer Staycation: how can National Trust mark its territory?
Going on a great UK holiday is fast becoming a badge of honour. If you…
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Categories: Brands & Branding, Travel & Lifestyle
July 31, 2019
Walk through the world with your eyes open: what’s new in the snacking aisle
Like any brand consultant worth their salt, at The Value Engineers we preach the philosophy…
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July 31, 2019
The Subscription Hunger Games; who wins, who loses?
In our recent study we found that 2/3 of respondents were currently signed up to…
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Categories: Tech & Content, Brands & Branding
July 31, 2019
Stitch Fix: A Subscription or a Prescription?
I’m an avid subscriber. I love trying new beauty products so I have a Beautypie…
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Categories: Tech & Content, Brands & Branding
July 24, 2019
We went to the Clean Vic, Sainsbury’s 100% low & no alcohol pub, here’s what we thought…
In the era of the M&S Love Sausage, perhaps we’re getting used to the idea…
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July 2, 2019
Besting the Mash
One of the many joys of 21st Century, world-is-flat consumerism is how much cross-category experimentation…
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July 2, 2019
Blackberry’s demise and the perils of ignoring category disruption
This blog is part of our series introducing a new approach to build brands that…
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June 25, 2019
Category Growth Agenda: Beware, the Fortnite affect
This blog is part of our series introducing a new approach to build brands that…
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June 25, 2019
Subscriber or member?
From music, to food, to fashion, to laundry tablets, subscription services are sprouting up across…
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Categories: Tech & Content, Brands & Branding
May 30, 2019
Expert Panel on Transforming Childcare
In an effort to apply what we do to larger issues, TVE explored how to…
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Categories: Brands & Branding, Health
May 28, 2019
The World’s getting smaller – we’re eating it up fast
As we stumble and bumble around Brexit, as Nationalism and protectionism sweeps through Europe, US…
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May 28, 2019
Shades of Sunshine – The colourful cues that make our food feel good
Summer is here. No, really, it is. Stretching out before us like a huge, rich…
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May 27, 2019
Innovation that makes noise
In the context of the London Food and Drink Conference 2019, we all had our…
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May 27, 2019
The changing face of health
Consumers wanting to be healthy is hardly a new trend; at a macro level, the…
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May 27, 2019
Veganism; myth busters and reality checks
It’s funny; with all the noise about it, you’d think the entire world is going…
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May 15, 2019
I’m not ‘Appy?
“Whas-App-ening…?” (Alright, that’s enough. Ed) This week, Sainsbury announced the opening of its first store…
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Categories: Brands & Branding, Business
May 13, 2019
Ramadan marketing trends, and what to expect for 2019
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan, observed by nearly one quarter of the world’s population,…
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April 4, 2019
TVE responds to the launch of Coke Energy
With the announcement this week that Coke is looking to clip Red Bull’s wings with…
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April 2, 2019
The Top Ideas That Will Transform Childcare
The childcare challenge Talk to parents and most will say their number one priority is…
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Categories: Innovation, Brands & Branding
March 29, 2019
The hills are alive with the sound of tourism… but is this necessarily a good thing?
Film tourism is not a new phenomenon. Salzburg is said to attract 300,000 to 400,000…
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Categories: Brands & Branding, Travel & Lifestyle
March 19, 2019
Inspiring Innovation
Latest book from brand expert and author Giles Lury tackles how brands today should approach…
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Categories: Company News, Innovation, Brands & Branding
March 13, 2019
Edible packaging or no packaging?
Here are our top 5 sustainability trends to watch in 2019. How will they change…
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Categories: Brand-Led Sustainability, Brands & Branding
March 11, 2019
SXSW Newsflash: Video Games aren’t Killing our Kids
One of the most impactful points from day 1 was made by Joanne Strober of…
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Categories: Tech & Content, Brands & Branding, Health
March 11, 2019
Lurpak Softest: the first Game of Growth success story
The recent launch of Lurpak Softest, a new butter by Arla designed to be spreadable…
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March 5, 2019
Is eating out the new raving? What Pacha Group’s new London foodie pop up says about next generation evening entertainment
The London pop-up scene is about to get a sprinkling of Ibiza, as the nightclub…
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Categories: Brands & Branding, Travel & Lifestyle
March 4, 2019
McVitie’s innovates into permissible snacking
This week, our very own Giles Lury will be taking to the stage at Marketing…
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Categories: The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, Brands & Branding, Premium FMCG
March 1, 2019
Innovating with the old: The Aussie Direct Story
Next week, our very own Giles Lury will be taking to the stage at Marketing…
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February 28, 2019
A battle for hearts and minds:
Exploring the role of function vs emotion in the world of soft drinks Within FMCG,…
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February 6, 2019
Unilever gobbles up Graze
The news of Unilever buying healthy snack brand Graze is perhaps unsurprising. Given Graze’s highly…
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February 6, 2019
Oppo & Ann Summers…giving us not so good vibrations
Back in 2015 I wrote a blog praising Oppo, the “healthy” ice cream company replacing cream…
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February 5, 2019
Chinese New Year and the Year of the Pig Brands
Today is the start of Chinese New Year, and this year more than ever before…
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January 16, 2019
The Best A Brand Can Get? TVE Debates Gillette’s recent advert
If you haven’t seen it already, Gillette’s recently released advert championing an end to toxic…
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January 7, 2019
Turning barriers into opportunities: The food brands offering resolution beating indulgence
The new year brings with it resolutions and with them, the inevitable feeling of having…
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December 18, 2018
How Scotch is making moves to reach the next generation of drinkers…and keep up with the pack
It is no secret – and no surprise – that the Scotch Whisky industry is…
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December 11, 2018
How Scotch is making moves to reach the next generation of drinkers…and keep up with the pack
It is no secret – and no surprise – that the Scotch Whisky industry is…
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December 5, 2018
Why the Horlicks acquisition signals new opportunities for Unilever’s overarching brand purpose.
As one of the last moves from outgoing CEO Paul Polman, Unilever’s acquisition of Horlicks…
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December 4, 2018
How Scotch is making moves to reach the next generation of drinkers…and keep up with the pack
It is no secret – and no surprise – that the Scotch Whisky industry is…
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November 29, 2018
Stage Right: Enter the ultimate millennial Christmas present
A text arrives. You need to be in Bermondsey by 8. Cryptic directions lead you…
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Categories: Travel & Leisure, Brands & Branding
November 27, 2018
How Scotch is making moves to reach the next generation of drinkers…and keep up with the pack
It is no secret – and no surprise – that the Scotch Whisky industry is…
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November 18, 2018
Timelessly Relevant: What Brands Can Learn From Disney
It’s Mickey’s 90th birthday. Cheers! In addition to maintaining such a timeless brand, Disney has…
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November 13, 2018
How to launch in the US: a helping hand for Hotel Chocolat
We are often asked at The Value Engineers to tackle the big challenges facing global…
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November 13, 2018
On your bike, Peloton – this is Athleisure’s territory
With Peloton, an in-home virtual spinning class, spending £50m on getting into the UK, athleisure…
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Categories: Travel & Leisure, Brands & Branding
September 12, 2018
Cold In’Fuse: The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
This blog forms part of our wider The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread blog series,…
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Categories: The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, Brands & Branding
August 17, 2018
Week 4: Looking Beyond Plastic Free July
Back in 2011, a handful of participants in Western Australia kicked off the first ever…
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August 13, 2018
We’ve rebranded – take a look at our new identity and vision
At The Value Engineers we believe that brands can and should drive change – and…
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Categories: The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, Brands & Branding
August 13, 2018
Learning from July: Purposeful Branding
Does your brand have purpose? Lucinda’s blogs last month, about Pride celebrations and going plastic-free,…
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Categories: Brands & Branding, Business & Brand Strategy
July 24, 2018
Plastic Free July: The Plastic Free Customer Journey
When people want to reduce their plastic consumption, a lot more goes into the process…
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July 2, 2018
Moderation, Moderation, Moderation
Moderation was a hot topic throughout this year’s Alcohol Trends & Innovation Conference that led…
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July 2, 2018
Feeling hazy, seeing hazy…. now drinking Hazy. The Haze Craze has taken off in craft beer
Last week I attended the Alcohol Trends & Innovation Conference 2018 and one of the…
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June 12, 2018
Selectively sustainable, can FMCG brands pick and choose?
This blog forms part of our wider Brands Driving Positive Change blog series, we’ll be uploading a…
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Categories: Brand-Led Sustainability, Brands & Branding
May 1, 2018
Chilly’s: saving the world one bottle at a time
This blog forms part of our wider Brands Driving Positive Change blog series, we’ll be uploading a…
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Categories: Brand-Led Sustainability, Brands & Branding