Jill’s Stroke of Insight
It was unusual for Jill to wake with such a striking pain behind her left eye. It was 7am on ...
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Doing More with Nothing
Our first event for start-ups who are looking to think and behave as a Challenger.
Challenger Brand Profile: Sugru
Jane ni Dhulchaointigh, founder of Sugru, tells us about the importance of the community behind the product, and how that has helped grow th...
It’s about fixing the wheel, not reinventing it
When thinking up a new product or system or service for your brand, it’s easy to get stuck trying to ...
Welcoming Our New Guest Bloggers
Continuing our focus on brands to watch in 2013 - meet some friends of the challenger project who will be contributing stories from their re...
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Getting Your Fans to Work for You
A couple of weeks ago Zoe, Brett and I went along to hear Seth Godin speak about his latest book- ...
Help! I’m Horny
What are condoms for? If you ask Durex, they’ll probably tell you that condoms are for sex and that ...
Using criticism to fuel innovation
Until recently, life in the village of Wonchi, Ethiopia, was undisturbed by the hyperconnected world that you and ...
A loyalty card rewarding you for your… DISloyalty.
Amy shares a refreshing response to how small Challengers approach 'the competition'.
Something for the weekend
Nando’s ads are well known for their controversy – in fact, I’m sure you’ve seen a few, as each new ...
Why send flowers when you can send biscuits instead?
I’ve been following the Biscuiteers ever since I saw a photo of one of their beautiful birthday biscuits on a ...
Give Your Breasts Some TLC
With a wink, bare-chested babe Anthony flexes his pecs and tells viewers, “You can do this anywhere: on a bed, ...
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Is this burger real, or fake?
A mission to change the way we think about meat.
Luxury through and through
Arguably the most masochistic part of window shopping is the knowledge that you can’t afford it. Nonetheless, I still catch ...
How a levitating frog led to the Nobel Prize
I was watching a program on the BBC the other day, about a physicist who won the Nobel Prize for ...
Saving the planet, one stew at a time
At eatbigfish, we tend not to use the word innovation as much as we use the word opportunity. For Challengers, ...
Cake Porn
I was hurrying home one evening from a night out somewhere I can’t remember now – weaving through some of ...
Enter almost naked, and leave fully dressed
Sales this year started even before Christmas, with familiar red SALE signs screaming even more ferociously from shop windows following ...
If that’s justice, then I’m a banana!
Last weekend I went to see the Private Eye exhibition at the V&A; the satirical fortnightly title is – against ...
Illamasqua: Drop Dead Gorgeous
Illamasqua is an outrageous new make-up brand challenging the repetitive mantra of the cosmetics industry with a loud and brilliant ...
I Hate Perfume
I Hate Perfume – an unusual assertion from a perfumer. New York based Christopher Brosins makes perfume for individuals, not ...