With three new electric vehicles is its latest car line-up, the largest Countryman SUV ever offered, and a fresh product brand to educate consumers about, the job for the Mini marketing team just got a lot more complicated as the target audience and competitive set opens up. But for local marketing lead, Nikesh Gohil, building brand awareness still has to hold firm to what makes Mini unique first, and everything else comes second.
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Fully chalked. Survey says ‘No more cringe slang’ in comms. What’evs girlfriend. Mic drop
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