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Tag: Failure

The five times sponsorship failed and blew up in the faces of brands

August 12, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

For any SMEs looking at how sponsorships or innovative branding exercises can boost sales, we’ve pulled together five cases of when that marketing money was probably better left in the bank.

Overused clich it may be, but innovation really is like a team sport

March 30, 2015

By Elspeth Beattie

Comparing innovation to a team sport effort may be trite but there is a lot of truth to it. Elspeth Beattie, client director at Fusion Learning, examines the similarities between team sports and business innovation.

How one newspaper article brought a business crashing down

January 6, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

Having made and lost a fortune with his fish pedicure business, Richard Walker-Smith has now turned attentions to providing the best night out – all though a network of “Fixers”.

The poetry of entrepreneurship

October 3, 2011

By Michael Hayman

Real entrepreneurs only fail by other people’s judgement, not their own, argues Michael Hayman.

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