Category — Global Marketing

Easterly Direction

New thinking is needed to reach shoppers in emerging markets. By Simon Silvester. Over the past two decades, global brands have spread across the world. Today they fill the supermarkets of Brazil, Russia, India and China, as well as Mexico, Indonesia, Vietnam and the other “Next Eleven” emerging markets. Five of the world’s seven billion people buy them.

But whilst they are successful, these big, global brands all share something in common. Nearly all were invented by Westerners for Westerners, but they are now being sold to customers who are living on $3,000 a year. It’s quite a leap. The consumer they were designed for looks nothing like the global consumer of today … read >>

March 1, 2011   Comments

The New Swoosh

Jeanne Jackson, Nike
Nike retail chief Jeanne Jackson sees big global growth in small local stores. An exclusive Q&A interview by Tim Manners.

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July 1, 2010   1 Comment

Mashup Nation

Michael Ip, Landor
Mashup offers new brand opportunities in China.
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July 1, 2010   Comments

Jiminy Disney!

Jim Fielding, Disney Stores
Disney Stores president Jim Fielding casts magic on retail as media. An exclusive Q&A interview by Tim Manners. (pdf) or (text)

March 1, 2010   Comments

Citius Altius Fortius

Rick Burton, USOC

Rick Burton promotes peace, love and the Olympic Games as marketer-in-chief of the U.S. Olympic Committee. An exclusive Q&A interview by Tim Manners.

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July 1, 2008   Comments

Here Comes Tesco

Jonathan Dodd, G2 Worldwide

The U.K.’s top retailer is headed for the U.S. Are you ready to rumble?  By Jonathan Dodd. (download PDF)

March 1, 2007   Comments

The HUB 15

HUB magazine issue 14

The entire Nov/Dec ‘06 issue of the HUB magazine (36 pages), featuring interviews with Tom Boyles of Disney Parks & Resorts, Constantine Maroulis of American Idol, and ten other articles. (download PDF)

November 1, 2006   Comments

Disrupting the Conversation

Laurie Coots, TBWA Worldwide



SK Mobile and Sony PlayStation thrive in an era of consumer-generated content. By Laurie Coots, cmo, TBWA Worldwide. (download PDF)

June 28, 2006   Comments

Jul/Aug 2006

HUB magazine issue 13



The entire Jul/Aug ‘06 issue of the HUB magazine (28 pages), featuring interviews with Nissan’s Jan Thompson, Donna Sturgess of GlaxoSmithKline, and eight other articles. (download PDF)

June 28, 2006   Comments

House of Starbucks

Anne Saunders, Starbucks


Anne Saunders, svp of marketing for Starbucks, says creating customer loyalty starts with just one thing: A really great coffee house. An exclusive HUB interview by Tim Manners. (download PDF)

November 9, 2005   Comments

Alive & Well in the C-Suite

James Brubaker


Ernst & Young extends its iconic advertising campaign online and connects with its elusive, c-suite audience. A case study by James Brubaker of GlobalWorks. (Download PDF)

September 1, 2005   Comments

Sep/Oct ‘05

If you’d like to download a PDF of the entire Sep/Oct ’05 issue of The Hub (20 pages) please click here. (Download PDF)

September 1, 2005   Comments

McDonald’s Rolling Energy

Dean Barrett, global brand business officer for McDonald’s, explains how “border-free” creativity re-ignited the McDonald’s brand, worldwide. (PDF Download)

November 1, 2004   Comments

Curing Brand Chaos on the Web

Mans Angyntr


Curing Brand Chaos. A byzantine world of language, culture and technlogy threatens to stall global brand building on the web. Content riddled with inconsistency often rules the game. Now the force that unleashed it — the web — may be the force to tame it. By Mans Angantyr of GlobalWorks. (PDF download)

November 1, 2004   Comments

Nov/Dec ‘04

If you would like to download the entire Nov/Dec ’04 edition of The Hub, please click here. (PDF Download)

November 1, 2004   Comments

Sep/Oct ‘04

If you would like to download the entire Sep/Oct ’04 edition of The Hub, please click here. (PDF Download)

September 1, 2004   Comments