This is where we share honest takes on branding, backed by years of experience. If you’re after real-world thinking that cuts through the noise, you’re in the right place.
Article | 30th Jun 2025
Too many professional services firms confuse complexity with credibility. They sell expertise, but their brands don’t show it. In this piece, we share five hard truths firms need to hear – from fixing muddled messaging to breaking free from bland, lookalike branding. If your firm is serious about standing out, start here.
Article | 25th Jun 2025
Agencies say strategy. What they really mean is synthesis: the skill of turning noise into something clear, useful and true. Let’s call it what it is.
Podcast | 23rd Jun 2025
In this episode of the Good Brand Podcast, Stewart, Julie and Chris get stuck into the real reason your best work isn’t cutting through. It’s not a branding problem, it’s a business problem. From product-led blind spots to muddled messaging, they unpack the "recognition gap" between what companies think they’re selling and what customers actually value. Expect plain talk on why brand is often misunderstood, why internal bias wrecks clarity, and how to close the gap with positioning that drives real, measurable value. If you’re still leading with technical specs and calling it strategy, this one’s for you.
Article | 19th Jun 2025
Something feels off. The brand doesn’t quite fit anymore. You’re not sure what’s wrong, but you’ve started wondering, do we need to rebrand?
Article | 21st May 2025
Let’s get one thing straight. Sales performance isn’t just a pipeline problem. Or a training problem. Or even a strategy problem. These things matter, yes, but if your sales team keeps coming up short, chances are the real problem lies elsewhere.
Article | 15th May 2025
You know how it goes. When sales slow down, the default diagnosis is always external.
Article | 9th May 2025
We’ve worked with businesses through some of their most demanding product launches. It’s an intense process. Every detail gets scrutinised, from the design studio to the factory floor to the first customer experience. Everyone’s all in.
Article | 6th May 2025
I was listening to The Rest Is Politics: US the other day, and they were discussing the latest round of government cuts in America. One point jumped out – federal funding for R&D is being slashed, despite the fact that for every $1 invested, the return is estimated at $5 or more.
Article | 2nd Apr 2025
In B2B tech, complexity is often treated as inevitable—even desirable. The more advanced the product, the more convoluted the brand becomes. But that thinking is flawed. Complexity might be part of what you build, but it shouldn’t be part of how you explain it.
Podcast | 31st Mar 2025
B2B tech is booming. But most of the branding? Dull, confused, and disconnected from what actually drives growth. In this episode, Stewart, Chris, and Julie dig into Brand Dynamics in B2B Tech: The Current Landscape - our new report that finally puts it all in one place.
Article | 24th Mar 2025
Stop waiting for perfect conditions to fix your brand. Most branding projects don’t start from scratch. They start in the middle of the mess - while a website is already being built, a marketing campaign is in progress, or a leadership team is debating next steps.
Article | 14th Feb 2025
Brand positioning isn’t just a tagline—it’s about owning a distinct space in customers’ minds. Without a clear strategy, your brand risks blending into the noise. This article explains what brand positioning is, how it differs from product positioning, and how to make it work for your business.
Article | 10th Feb 2025
You’re pouring money into your marketing, ticking all the right boxes, but the leads just aren’t coming. The campaigns aren’t landing, and the ROI isn’t there. Why do marketing campaigns fail?
Article | 7th Feb 2025
Most businesses don't realise they need brand consultants until facing a brick wall. Maybe growth has flatlined. Perhaps the leadership team is pulling in different directions. Maybe the market has shifted, leaving your brand feeling like yesterday's news.
Article | 31st Jan 2025
In the competitive world of B2B tech, branding is often an afterthought. Companies tend to focus on technical features, leaving their brand foundations weak and messaging fragmented. But without a strong foundation in B2B Tech Branding, even the most innovative technologies struggle to resonate with customers and drive growth.
Article | 21st Jan 2025
In our 20 years of working with B2B brands, we’ve learned a simple truth: branding’s impact is rarely immediate, linear, or easily captured in a spreadsheet.
Article | 11th Dec 2024
Emotion is a word that’s thrown around a lot in branding, often associated with happiness, joy, or love. In B2C, it’s easy to see why.
Podcast | 3rd Dec 2024
Join the Good Brand Consultants team as they tackle the challenging intersection of AI and brand positioning.
Article | 26th Nov 2024
Branding often mirrors a curious behavioural quirk in decision-making: Bike Shedding. It's a term coined by British historian and writer Cyril Northcote Parkinson in his 1957 essay on organisational inefficiency.
Article | 19th Nov 2024
AI is everywhere. From marketing to product design, brands are rushing to slap “AI-powered” on their offerings, hoping to ride the wave of technological intrigue. But here’s the thing: it’s not enough to say your product uses AI. Customers aren’t dazzled by buzzwords; they’re looking for something far more fundamental—clear, tangible value.
Podcast | 5th Nov 2024
Shifting from feature-focused sales pitches to value-driven conversations through effective positioning helps B2B companies demonstrate real business benefits to prospects.
Article | 1st Oct 2024
A recent study by the B2B Institute in partnership with MediaScience reveals a shocking truth: only 19% of an ad’s audience can attribute it to the correct brand.
Podcast | 30th Sep 2024
Chris, Julie and Stewart dive into one of the most common challenges businesses face: how to communicate their brand consistently across different channels, regions, and markets.
Podcast | 11th Sep 2024
In this episode of The Good Brand Podcast, hosts, Chris Lumsden, and Julie Murdoch and Stewart Steel dive into the challenges of managing complex product portfolios in B2B businesses.