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Hero to Zero : The Inevitability of Disruption - & The Stores Where Music Once Lived
My first really substantial marketing role was as Head of Marketing for New Zealand’s largest music retail chain (Sounds). One minute we...

Amanda Wilson
5 days ago4 min read


The Future of Flexible Work Spaces
These Guys I Know has a strong interest in the future of work and workplaces - we have even led a “work from anywhere” tourism campaign,...

These Guys I Know
Aug 282 min read


Are You Content with Your Content?
Content creation has never been easier. That’s good news - and bad news, depending how you look at it. It means of course, that anyone with a phone and an idea can make a post, a reel, a video, a blog - and millions of pieces of content flood the internet every single day.
But with that ease comes a flood of noise.

These Guys I Know
Aug 63 min read


PR for Today - Performance-Based, Results-Obsessed
At These Guys I Know we built our service offerings to address pain points we had when client side. A biggie was PR. Paying,...

These Guys I Know
Aug 44 min read


Trust: The Ultimate Business to Business (B2B) Advantage
When it comes to Business to Business (B2B), an area of specialisation for These Guys I Know, the #1 driver of success is TRUST....

Amanda Wilson
Jul 312 min read


From Niche to Necessary: Why Everyone’s Hunting Labubu's
Arriving with the family at Disneyland in LA, the security guard twisted the tiny feet of the furry doll hanging from a backpack and...

Amanda Wilson
Jul 283 min read


Power Positioning: The Secret Behind Successful Personal Brands
Personal brand is a key service offered by These Guys I Know. Over the years, we’ve worked with celebrities, founders, business leaders,...

Amanda Wilson
Jul 83 min read


Breaking News via a Selfie Stick : the Creator Takeover of Breaking News - as shown at the Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial.
If we ever needed evidence that the world of news and event coverage has changed forever, the trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs leaves us in no...

Amanda Wilson
Jul 32 min read


Back to the Future - 100% Pure New Zealand Returns.
Positioning brand New Zealand to drive our tourism industry forward! Let's go. Tourism New Zealand has officially returned to its iconic...

Amanda Wilson
Jun 133 min read


FROM COULD TO SHOULD: THE STRATEGY FILTER YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS
From Could to Should: The Strategy Filter Your Business Needs

These Guys I Know
May 132 min read


Z MANU WORLD CHAMPS: A MASTERCLASS IN SPONSOR ACTIVATION
This article was originally published on StopPress - https://stoppress.co.nz/news/z-manu-world-champs-a-masterclass-in-sponsor-activation...

These Guys I Know
Mar 193 min read


TAKING TIME OUT FROM A NOISY BUSY WORLD AND AN ‘ALWAYS ON’ MENTALITY
As a business leader in today’s “always on” world it can be difficult to stop - boundaries between worklife and homelife are increasingly...

Amanda Wilson
Mar 62 min read


HEAVYWEIGHT WITH DAVE LETELE – THE JOURNEY TO ENSURE IMPORTANT STORIES ARE SEEN.
It was a long road to get there but a great sense of satisfaction to see all three episodes of Heavyweight with Dave Letele now available...

These Guys I Know
Feb 263 min read


NEW ZEALAND TOURISM MARKETING: ARE WE THINKING AND PLAYING BIG ENOUGH?
I’m a little bit confused about the spend figures mentioned around these tourism initiatives of late (I won’t comment on the creative as...

These Guys I Know
Feb 182 min read


THE MATRIX: 25 YEARS LATER, STILL PLUGGED INTO THE FUTURE OF AI AND CREATIVITY
I suppose in the world of Linked In, I’m a bit like Neo is to the Matrix. Aware that something is going on but not fully plugged in, so...

These Guys I Know
Feb 113 min read


$8 MILLION MOMENTS: AT THE BIG GAME, BRANDS DON’T COME TO PLAY
It’s been a couple of years since we wrote about the Super Bowl. By the end of today, the world will be over it - ala Jaguar commentary,...

These Guys I Know
Feb 114 min read


WHAT’S THE POINT OF MAKING VIDEOS? (SPOILER – IT’S NOT TO MAKE VIDEOS!)
Not sure who needs to hear this, but, in business - the point of making videos - is not to make videos. I’ve been thinking about this a...

These Guys I Know
Jan 305 min read


THESE GUYS I KNOW PROUDLY JOINS THE ALL OF GOVERNMENT (AOG) PANEL FOR CREATIVE & MEDIA SERVICES. FIND OUT WHY.
We’re proud to have been selected to join the All-of-Government (AoG) panel for Creative & Media Services. This panel allows government...

These Guys I Know
Nov 26, 20242 min read


DESIGN SAVED THE NEW YORK SUBWAY SYSTEM - IT WAS MEANT TO DO THE SAME FOR NEWSHUB.
It was while traveling the New York subway and appreciating how the most populated city in the US explained its complex navigation...

These Guys I Know
Jul 3, 20242 min read


THE HOME AND AWAY CONUNDRUM.
Many, many thousands of cuts have contributed to the death of 3News / Newshub which sadly plays out this week. And many, many over the...

These Guys I Know
Jul 3, 20244 min read
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