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Playing it safe is the most dangerous thing you can do - University Business

As featured in University Business, by Max du Bois. It would be reasonable to say that, on the whole, universities are risk averse organisations. This is particularly so when it comes to a university’s brand, where the rule of thumb appears to be ‘play it safe’. This is clearly demonstrated in three big, apparently reasonable ways: maintaining the status quo, trying to retain control, and attempting…

By Max du Bois

Ehealth or digital snake oil?

As featured in Digital Doughnut, by Marcus Watson According to James Madara, CEO of the American Medical Association, (AMA), the…

By Marcus Watson

Is playing it safe the riskiest thing a charity can do? - Third Sector

As featured in Third Sector, by Max du Bois. Your charity should stand for something if you want people to…

By Max du Bois

Five ways to ensure your university has a strong brand - Times Higher…

As featured in Times Higher Education by Max du Bois. It is ironic that after years of shunning branding, those…

By Max du Bois

The value of co-production in university branding

Universities are vision-led - driven by a mission to educate individuals, advance knowledge and improve societies. So when it comes…

By Avarina Wilson-Dyer-Gough

Marketing collective ambition - Marketing Daily

As featured in Marketing Daily, by Max du Bois. Professional associations, societies and membership bodies have been attempting to capture…

By Max du Bois

How membership organisations can build stronger brands - Transform

As featured in Transform, by Max du Bois. Customer testimonies are an old and popular way of waving a flag…

By Max du Bois

Expanding a charity’s brand - Charities Management

As featured in Charities Management, by Max du Bois. As charities increase their footprint they need to ensure their brand…

By Max du Bois

Jo Cox summed up everything that makes charities great

The murder of Jo Cox by a far right, fascist extremist last week has hit hard. To have an elected,…

By Marcus Watson

A three part series on stakeholder engagement in the university sector -…

University Business is running a three-part insight piece by our director Max, on digital and stakeholder engagement in the…

By Max du Bois

To build digital brands, universities need to relinquish control - Times…

As featured in Times Higher Education, by Max du Bois. Tomorrow’s universities are being reshaped as I write…

By Max du Bois

Five of the best company straplines and the stories behind them - The…

This week Max was asked to comment on the Guardian's article 'Five of the best company straplines and…

By Max du Bois

Co-creating the relationship experience - Digital Doughnut

It might come as a surprise to some, but social media is not actually a technology trend. As humans we…

By Max du Bois

Defining the essence of our new healthcare economy - Hospital Management

As featured in the print publication Hospital Management by Max du Bois. Up until 1999 the National Health Service…

By Max du Bois

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