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Articles : Reports
Insight and opinion in long-form articles and reports, on branding and strategy. From 20 years experience working with hospitality, lifestyle, and travel brands, guiding founders through the brand creation and development process.


Bali Born: POTATO HEAD, CREATIVE CATALYST
Sometimes, ideas that shouldn't work, do. Potato Head proves the supposition that a hospitality brand’s value is not in the name or the brand mark, but in what the name stands for – the experience, the identity, the culture.
Apr 711 min read


WHERE ARE YOUR GUESTS & HOW WILL YOU FIND THEM?
Branding & the Guest : Hospitality in Japan series no.7
Oct 1, 20227 min read


WHO ARE YOUR GUESTS & WHAT DO THEY WANT?
Branding & the Guest : Hospitality in Japan series no.6
Sep 1, 20228 min read


WHY HOTEL BRANDS SHOULD BE ‘DIGITAL FIRST’
Branding & the Guest : Hospitality in Japan series no.5
Aug 1, 20226 min read


ADDRESSING THE GAP BETWEEN WESTERN & JAPANESE HOTEL BRANDS.
Branding & the Guest : Hospitality in Japan series no.4
Jul 1, 20224 min read


THE CASE FOR A COHERENT BRAND STRATEGY.
Branding & the Guest : Hospitality in Japan series no.3
Jun 1, 20224 min read


WHAT IS HOTEL BRANDING?
Branding & the Guest : Hospitality in Japan series no.2
May 1, 20225 min read


JAPANESE HOTELS AT THE JUNCTION.
Branding & the Guest : Hospitality in Japan series no.1
Apr 1, 20227 min read


Andrew Thacker
Apr 711 min read


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Oct 1, 20227 min read


Andrew Thacker
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Andrew Thacker
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Andrew Thacker
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Andrew Thacker
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Andrew Thacker
Sep 29, 20213 min read
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