Prohibition blog

Neither a good product nor a big budget guarantees a launch works Coordination does More than three in four new FMCG product launches fail in their first year, according to Nielsen research reported by Marketing Week In my experience, that is...

For a long time, securing a television or radio interview was the gold standard of broadcast PR But audiences no longer consume content according to a schedule Instead, they're choosing what to watch, when to watch it, and increasingly, where to...

An estimated 30,000 consumer products launch every year, and around 80% fail to meet their objectives The product usually isn't the problem - coordination is: getting the media list, the retail date, the influencer outreach and the creative assets...

Store openings never stop Retail brands open new locations every year, and most treat each one as a one-off rather than a repeatable process A new store opening is a genuine news moment, but only if you plan the PR with the same rigour as the...

The entire food and drink supply chain contributes a whopping £172 billion to the UK economy, so it's safe to say that a market of this size can be extremely oversaturated  So, how can brands stand out What are other businesses doing on social...

Follower count explains why a brand takes the meeting It doesn't explain why the partnership works Mappin & Webb has held a Royal Warrant since 1897 and its master craftsman currently holds the title of Crown Jeweller Lydia Millen built an...

In June, I was fortunate enough to represent Prohibition at the annual Worldcom Young Professionals meeting in Budapest alongside my colleague, Liv   Worldcom is a global network of independent PR agencies, with over 2000 communications...

A business podcast earns attention no blog post can match, but it only produces leads when it sits inside a wider content system that leads somewhere We called our first show Socially Unacceptable We thought it was a great brand name that made us...

Every food and drink brand wants a viral moment  The frustrating bit Some brands seem to stumble into them whilst others spend months planning campaigns that barely make a ripple  When you look at the food and drink brands that have...

The food and beverage sector is one of the toughest to cut through in It’s chaotic and competitive with the tightest of margins, but if you win, you win big  So, in an extremely noisy industry, how do you get heard You might think the answer...