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Coles Liquor Group unifies brands under Liquorland in major overhaul

Coles Liquor Group has confirmed plans to consolidate its retail brands under the Liquorland banner, following a successful trial. This strategic move will see Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor Market retired and brands and rebadged as Liquorland, creating a unified national presence across 984 stores.

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“24 brands to one voice”: Sinch CMO Jonathan Bean explains how brand bloat risked crushing growth—and how smart consolidation saved it

At one point, Jonathan Bean had 24 brands and a single, burning question: Why didn’t anyone know who Sinch was? The answer, it turned out, was hiding in the spreadsheet. Just 7 per cent of the company’s total marketing investment was going toward the Sinch brand. The other 93 per cent was sliced across more than two dozen legacy acquisitions, regional holdouts, and marketing hangovers from another era. That’s when the penny dropped for Bean, Sinch’s global CMO. What followed is part-brand surgery, part-political tightrope — and a cautionary tale for martech firms still clinging to their M&A souvenirs. Because consolidating 24 brands across three continents, with limited budget, in the middle of a global integration effort? That’s not a rebrand. That’s a master class in renewal.

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Gartner survey reveals strategic dysfunction among CMOs

A recent survey by Gartner has highlighted significant strategic dysfunction within the marketing functions of organisations. The survey revealed that 84% of CMOs report high levels of strategic dysfunction. This dysfunction is linked to a 36% lower likelihood of reporting strong business and marketing performance.

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