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  • Brand humour in B2B marketing

    Alastair Williams ◦ March 15, 2023

    H is for…Humour Next up in our A-Z of B2B is H for Humour. Okay, okay. We all know B2B …
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  • How to develop branded content in financial services

    markmaking* ◦ February 23, 2023

    What is branded content? In an industry (marketing) awash with buzzwords, it’s worth beginning with what branded content actually is. …
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  • Building brand salience in financial services

    Alastair Williams ◦ February 23, 2023

    What is brand salience? So you’ve got the best mortgage product hands down. Your rates and terms are chart-topping. Your …
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    mark-making* presents…The A-Z of B2B brand building

    Alastair Williams ◦ December 6, 2022

    B is for…Blanding It’s a made-up word, and I’m sure we won’t have been the first to have thought of …
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    mark-making* presents…The A-Z of B2B brand building

    Alastair Williams ◦ October 28, 2022

    Welcome to the first of, you guessed it, 26 posts in our A-Z of B2B brand building; an insight-packed alphabetical …
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  • To refresh or rebrand? That is the question.

    Alastair Williams ◦ September 29, 2022

    For any business looking to thrive over the long-term, it’s well recognised that a strong brand identity is vital. As …
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    How to generate ideas for blog posts

    markmaking* ◦ August 1, 2022

    Generating content ideas to slot into your editorial calendar is not easy. Whether you are just starting out or if …
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    What we learnt from the “What clients think” 2022 report…

    markmaking* ◦ July 27, 2022

    With the recent publication of the What clients think report for 2022, it served up timely reminders of the lay …
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    B2B brand building & why consistency rules

    Alastair Williams ◦ June 23, 2022

    Knock knock Who’s there? It’s me, in my first summer after graduating university. I’m in the US, tapping nervously on …
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  • The creative process: what to do when it gets worse before it gets better

    markmaking* ◦ May 25, 2022

    “It’s good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” – …
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    Same, same, but different? Common brand challenges in financial services

    Alastair Williams ◦ May 12, 2022

    The work we do at mark-making* is ultimately about problem solving. We may be a strategic and creative agency with …
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    Planet-positivity we royally approve of

    Mike Watson ◦ May 4, 2022

    Here at mark-making*, we’re all about the greater good – which is why we do whatever we can, whenever and …
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