Why have the Liberal democrats done so well? – A brand perspective

I’ve been thinking about this a lot over the last few weeks since the first debate and thought it would be good to relate the huge surge of support for the Liberal Democrats to a consumer brand – which they have effectively become when they are ‘advertised’ in such a high profile manner. I think the answer is simple. By allowing Nick Clegg to stand on the stage next to the two major brands of Labour and Conservative, they were giving them the equivalent of a supermarket listing for a minor brand.

New Labour poster Campaign – Step outside Posh Boy

In what would be a quite remarkable brave new poster campaign to position Gordon Brown as the tough kid of politics, the Guardian today showed this new poster. If they have the nerve to run it, it will win them the election.

Branding needs rebranding

Have a read of this article in the Sunday Times about Saffron looking at rebranding Gordon Brown and New Labour. Click this link to read it Ignoring the politics of it, Wally Olins makes a few points that we have been batting on about for for a few years now. 1. The more you advertise [...]

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