Gordon Ramsay is a great chef. That is his number 1 core equity. He also has bags of energy and enthusiasm which makes him appealing to the consumer. That is core equity 2. Restaurants where core equity 1 should be demonstrated will lose their appeal if the chef distances himself too far from them. Hence [...]
The need to consistently contemporise the practice of attracting and retaining key senior level personnel, where there is an extremely high level of expectation from both employer and employee, has never been more critical.
Archive for December, 2009
Celebrity Licensing 2 Tuesday, December 15th 2009
Celebrity Licensing Friday, December 4th 2009
The trouble with licensing a celebrity is that you are dealing with a human being. Apart from Licensingpages employees we have never seen any perfect humans. More often than not something will happen or come out of the closet to disrupt a well-crafted licensing programme. in some cases once the drama has subsided things can [...]
Job of the Month
- Head of UK Licensing
Location: Central London
Salary: Circa £60k depending on experience
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This is an exceptional opportunity for a proven senior licensing professional to manage a territory across all categories in this leading entertainment company.
Hot Topics
- Licensing Sales
It doesn't matter how much we like to dress it up as pure marketing and brand positioning, most of us in the licensing industry are in sales. Unless it is on a retainer, the role of the licensing agent is to sell. Being in sales is not a bad thing. It is about time this was recognised as a positive discipline and execs should be trained accordingly.
Executive Moves
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Steven Ballard
joins the Smiley Factory (Smileyworld division) as International Sales and Brand Director
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Iain Parker
joins Performance Brands as International Manager