Posted on May 12, 2010 by John Lyle
This a story hot off the press as I have just arrived back from the gala premiere of Robin Hood held at the Cornerhouse in Nottingham City Centre. The film stars Russell Crowe as our hero Robin and Cate Blanchett as Lady Marion Loxley. She played a simply superb part and whilst this wouldn’t be the sort of film that would normally get Oscar nominations, I thought she played such a strong part that i’d be surprised if she doesn’t feature amongst the nominees.
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Posted on October 19, 2009 by John Lyle
Following on from the piece I wrote on October 8 about what the word ‘best’ means in branding, I now have proof that the customers don’t get the message or believe it either. BB’s Muffins, the object of my mickey take appear to have gone out of business in the Nottingham store that I featured.
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Posted on October 10, 2009 by John Lyle
Tonight sees the first big game of Nottingham Hoods basketball team. Set up by Lee English, it is Nottingham’s newest sporting club and was established to get kids off the street and ‘balling’ rather than causing trouble.
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Posted on July 24, 2009 by John Lyle
Considering we’re meant to be in a recession, Nottingham genuinely feels like it is really fighting back. It’s become proud and innovative again and is building its brand by acting different and by actually being innovative. Branding is about the sustained differentiation of a product, service or place. In this regard Nottingham is practicing some of the best branding you will see from any city anywhere.
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Posted on June 17, 2009 by John Lyle
I have just read the book ‘The Damned United’ about Brian Clough’s time at Leeds United. To any of you who have read this blog for a while, you’ll realise that I am a bit of a fan of Cloughie’s, so wanted to look at him as a brand to see what he stood for and what made him stand out – two vital elements for any branding programme.
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