
Building business ideas that mean business
We explore the ups and downs of building business ideas. Learn where most companies go wrong, and what to do instead. Read this to get better at building business ideas that mean business.
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We explore the ups and downs of building business ideas. Learn where most companies go wrong, and what to do instead. Read this to get better at building business ideas that mean business.

We explore the 5Ws of commercialising ideas. Learn why, what, who, where and when you face challenges to getting people’s support. Read this to learn smarter ways of commercialising ideas.

We explore how brands benefit from better understanding of how memory works. Learn how to make your brand stick in customers’ heads. Read this to learn how to craft a more memorable brand.

We explore marketing innovation’s challenges and opportunities. Learn how to positively reframe the 3Fs of innovation. Read this to rethink your approach to failure, frustration and f*cking around.

We explore the different types of people who cause marketing block. Learn how to handle those who delay, disrupt and destroy your marketing plans. Read this for ideas on how to get your marketing moving again.

We look at how you create and craft your brand’s tone of voice. Learn from our case study how to bring tone of voice to life. Read this to learn how to find your brand’s tone of voice.

We look at how to spot an idea killer. Learn 10 common giveaways and how to respond to them. Read this to learn how to protect your ideas against idea killers.

We share 3 common barriers to creative thinking. Learn how to handle the types of people who block creativity. Read this to lower the barriers to creative thinking in your business.

We explore how different approaches, roles, and styles affect marketing decision-making. Learn how to ease frustration and make smarter, faster decisions. Read this for ideas on how to master marketing decision-making.

Why this idea means business : We explore how to build a better and more balanced creative approval process. Learn how to push creative boundaries but prevent creative chaos. Read this to learn how to

We explore how building your e-Commerce knowledge helps you make faster and smarter decisions. Learn how lessons from our first store launch accelerated our next store launch. On your marks, get set, build your e-Commerce knowledge!

We explore how marketing needs other functions to get things done. Learn how to explain marketing in simple, motivating ways so non-marketers help rather than hinder you. Read this for ideas on how to explain marketing to non-marketers.
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Brands that consistently bring the brightest ideas to life build great creative habits and processes.
Check how bright your brand’s creative habits are with our free Creative habits and ideas Quotient (ChiQ) test.
10 questions to learn whether your brand’s ideas are more likely to be “no” or more likely to be “woah”.
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Our mission is to build better brands with brighter ideas.
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