Mark Ritson on Personal Branding, B2B Marketing and His Journey with Mini MBA

Joining Shahin and Vinnie is marketing legend, Mark Ritson, Founder of the Mini MBA. From almost buying Kylie Minogue's house, to consulting, and building a global brand, Mark shares with us the journey of his Mini MBA. 🎥 Prefer to watch the conversation? We've got a link for you: https://youtu.be/FEVkez18g44 This episode also covers... Why small brands struggleWhy "trust" doesn't actually matter for strong brandingHow pricing is the real key to profit (not revenue)The 95-5 ruleWhy salespeople should not create content (and who should)Mark's take on personal branding About Mark... Mark has a PhD in Marketing and spent 25 years working as a marketing professor. He was an Assistant Professor at London Business School and the University of Minnesota, an Associate Professor and then Adjunct Professor at Melbourne Business School, and Visiting Professor at MIT and SMU. He’s also worked as a global brand consultant for clients that include Baxter, Loewe, McKinsey, Subaru, Donna Karan, Westpac, Shiseido, Flight Centre, Johnson & Johnson, De Beers, Sephora, Benefit, Amgen, Ericsson, Penfolds, Jurlique, Cloudy Bay and WD40.  For thirteen years, Mark served as the in-house brand consultant for LVMH - the world's largest luxury group - working in Paris with senior executives from brands like Louis Vuitton, Dom Perignon and Hennessy.  He’s been a columnist for 20 years, writing a weekly column for Marketing Week. On five occasions, he’s been voted Columnist of the Year at the PPA Press Awards, the highest award for magazine journalism in the UK. Mark’s also been the British Society of Magazine Editors Business Columnist of the Year in 2018, 2022 and 2023. More scholarly publications include articles in the Sloan Management Review, Harvard Business Review, the Journal of Advertising and the Journal of Consumer Research.  These days, Mark focuses on his Mini MBA courses at his home base in Tasmania. _________________ 🗞 Join our newsletter: https://forms.gle/NaN6W8qj1qQsfpTe9 📚 Get your copy of the latest ABM in APAC Report here: https://xgrowth.com.au/abm-report/ Hosted & Produced by Shahin Hoda, Vinnie Romano, Allysa Maywald & Alexander Hipwell, from xGrowth. 🚨 We would love to get your questions, ideas and feedback about Growth Colony, email [email protected] Or fill out this Google form: https://forms.gle/ybDTyjEreR1WiUg16 And for all our other socials visit: https://mtr.bio/xgrowth

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