Alex Woodruff Biz Buzz

Good for you, hopefully A report in today’s Telegraph has to be the nightmare of every product manager. It says… “Yoghurt health drinks are at the centre of safety fears after 24 patients died during clinical trials of probiotics, the dietary supplements containing potentially beneficial bacteria.” Now, if your product is designed to boost health [...]

One plus one equals three The best co-branding is when one brand is not too dominant. Both should gain equally by joining forces. Similarly, both should lose out if the co-brand is removed. On these criteria the example on the right ticks all the right boxes for me. Remove the Müller Corner and the Kellogg’s [...]

Some companies deliberately sell the same product for a much lower price, even though there is a real danger customers will find out. Why? * To recruit customers to the brand (Boss selling ‘seconds’ in factory outlets can attract people who may trade up next time to higher price products) * To clear out stocks [...]

Naming brands is never easy, but if you’re a regional ice cream maker and hit upon an idea that works in your country, you’re probably not thinking about words and meanings beyond the borders of the domestic market. Bum Bum in the UK? I met someone who worked for Schöller ice cream, based in Nuremberg. [...]