JP Hanson is the chief executive for international consultancy Rouser, a globally recognized authority on business and marketing strategy, columnist for MarketingWeek and a popular headline speaker. He has delivered keynotes at events all over the world, from Reykjavik to Mumbai and London to Dubai, always with an entertainingly no-nonsense approach. Both a marketer and a lawyer, he is known for his firm belief in critical thinking, observable evidence and complete freedom from hype.

We talk about:

• The Rouser manifesto
• Positioning vs Distinctiveness
• Long term vs Short term brand building
• The definition of branding
• Tactics vs Strategy
• How to understand business strategy
• The hierarchy of business, marketing and brand strategy
• The Dove 'real beauty'  campaign
• Brand purpose as management tool
• The four 'P's by Kotler
• Positioning as a 'timesaver' instead of a marketing tool

There is a bunch of booktips throughout the episode:

• How brands grow by Byron Sharp
• Building Distinctive assets by Jenni Romaniuk
• Eat your greens by Wiemer Snijders 
• Good strategy, bad strategy by Richard Rumelt
• The Halo effect  by Phil Rosenzweig
• The long and short of it by Peter Field and Les Binet

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