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Apr 2018

The Chief Marketing Officer – A New Boardroom & Strategy Role

The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) has become one of the more commonly talked about corporate designations in recent years.

Oct 2014

Boardroom Structure – Brand Consciousness And Diversity Are Key

No resource allocation is more important than the allocation of the most senior leaders responsible for shaping the identity and future of a brand.

Mar 2014

How Boardrooms Must React To A World Of Devices, Data & Social Media

So much of a brand’s future success now depends on how they manage the mobile, social and digital revolution.

Mar 2014

Asian Brand Strategy: A New Paradigm For Boardrooms

The face of business in Asia is changing faster than one can blink one’s eyes.

Nov 2013

Boardrooms Need To Focus On Branding

Are global Asian brands a myth or reality? Martin Roll contributed an opinion piece for China Daily Asia about the challenges and opportunities for Asian businesses to create and sustain global brands.

Nov 2023

Martin Roll Will Deliver Keynote Speaks and Masterclasses at The Largest Brand Conference in India

Martin Roll will deliver keynote speaks and run masterclasses at the largest brand management conference in India organized by The Confederation of Indian Industry.

Nov 2021

How Nations And Brands Overcome Country of Origin Challenges

In a globalised world with more competitors vying for shelf space across the globe, consumers are overloaded with informa­tion and continue to place increasing importance on brands.

Nov 2021

The Essential Features of a Global Asian Brand

With increasing globalization and flattening of the world, more Asian brands are venturing into newer markets and embracing customers in various cultures.

Feb 2021

The Secret to Starbucks’ Brand Success

The concept of the world being flat has extended beyond geographical boundaries to the rapid blurring and demolition of economic ones.

Jan 2021

Singapore Airlines – An Excellent, Iconic Asian Brand

Think about one of the strongest brands from Asia, and chances are that Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its long-serving, almost iconic Singapore Girl easily come to mind.

Nov 2020

Mandarin Oriental – An Iconic Asian Luxury Hotel Brand

Mandarin Oriental is an iconic global Asian luxury hotel brand competing on excellent service, high quality, unique Asian authenticity and prime hotel locations delivering exceptional customer experiences across touch points.

Aug 2020

Identity Myths And Storytelling Are Keys To Building Iconic Brands

Many companies aspire to build brands that eventually get etched in the culture of the society and become cultural icons, but very few are able to achieve iconic status.

Nov 2019

Martin Roll Featured in SMU Asian Management Insights Magazine on How To Compete Globally

How to Compete Globally, an opinion article written by Martin Roll, was featured in the November 2019 edition of Singapore Management University (SMU)’s bi-annual business magazine, Asian Management Insights.

Nov 2019

Leadership In The 21st Century

The 21st century has been characterized by constant change and disruption.

Oct 2019

Strong Brands Are Business Drivers

The fast changing business landscape has made strong brands highly crucial to a company’s success.

Sep 2019

Martin Roll Speaks At Thinkers50 On Winning in The New World – Journey from Europe to Asia

Martin Roll was invited to speak at the Thinkers50 European Business Forum from 25-26 September 2019 held in Odense, Denmark.

Sep 2019

Martin Roll To Speak At The Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA)

Martin Roll has been invited by the Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA) to deliver a 2-day master class session from 2-3 October 2019 at the PANA Brand Master Sessions 2019 in Manila.

May 2019

Martin Roll Spoke At The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) CEO Congress

Martin Roll delivered keynote speak about corporate branding and the importance of building strong brand equity at the exclusive CEO Congress held on 30 May 2019 in Singapore.

Apr 2019

Martin Roll As Conference Moderator For The Art Of Social

Martin Roll was the moderator for the executive conference “The Art of Social”, held on 10 April 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Feb 2019

Leadership and Branding – The Role of the CEO

In an analysis of the coming “Asian Century”, investment bank Goldman Sachs outlined the impending domination of China and India as economic and technological powerhouses in the global scene.

Jan 2019

Brands – Be True To The Asian Roots

Some Asian brands are becoming successful well beyond Asia.

Jan 2019

Air China – The Quintessential Chinese Brand

Air China aims to become a global Chinese airline brand dedicated to excellent operations, service levels and quality across the entire organization.

Dec 2018

10 Steps To Build A Successful Asian Brand

The orientation of brand management has gone through substantial changes over the last decades, and has evolved as a more integrated and visible part of the overall corporate strategy.

Aug 2018

Martin Roll Featured in Google Interview – 3 Lessons for Brand Marketers in the Digital Age

In August 2018, Martin Roll was interviewed about strategy and marketing in the digital age and featured on Google’s knowledge portal, Think with Google.

Jul 2018

Martin Roll Featured In China Daily Asia: Brand New Day

Martin Roll was featured in a recent interview with China Daily Asia about the rise and potential of Chinese companies in the publication’s July 2-8 2018 edition.

Apr 2018

Martin Roll Co-Authored And Presented Google Report: A Peek Into Your Consumer’s Future

In April 2018, Martin Roll co-authored a consumer trends report for Google titled “A Peek Into Your Consumer’s Future”, together with Nicole Fall, the CEO and founder of Asian Consumer Intelligence, a trend forecasting, strategic planning and innovation consultancy.

Feb 2018

Martin Roll Speaks At Skolkovo About Building Global Russian Brands

Martin Roll delivered an executive program on 26 February 2018 at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo in Russia about business strategy, effective brand building and globalizing Russian brands.

Feb 2018

Huawei – Transforming A Chinese Technology Business To A Global Brand

Mention “Huawei” and most people would immediately associate the brand with the latest, high-quality technological products.

Feb 2018

Martin Roll Speaks At National University of Singapore On Global Asian Brands

Martin Roll was invited as a guest speaker by the National University of Singapore (NUS) to present and discuss the topic “Global Asian Brands: Myth or Reality” with its MBA students on 6 February 2018.

Jan 2018

Martin Roll Featured In CMO.com: Customers Belong In The Centre Of Asia Pacific Brand Strategies

Martin Roll’s opinion piece about the link between customers and company brand strategies in Asia Pacific was featured on CMO.

Jan 2018

Fiji Water – The Exotic Water Brand

There are few product categories where branding activities make such a dramatic impact on competitiveness and differentiation than in bottled water.

Sep 2017

Customer-centric and Consumer-driven Brands

With the immense power bestowed upon consumers by the Internet and an ever expanding means of communication, consumption and interaction, companies have been forced to rethink their branding and business models.

Sep 2017

Unleashing The Asian Brand Potential

In the next 10 years, a rapid changing landscape will emerge in Asia where the opportunities for Asian companies to benefit from branding efforts will be larger than ever before.

Aug 2017

Branding Beyond The CEO – The Role of The Organization

All companies aspire to build brands that eventually get etched in the culture of the society and become cultural icons.

Jun 2017

Martin Roll Featured in Ekonomist Magazine: Best Practices in Global Brand Management

In June 2017, Martin Roll was featured in an interview in Ekonomist Magazine Turkey.

May 2017

What The Sharing Economy Means For Future Brand Strategy

In May 2017, Martin Roll’s contribution and perspectives about digital and the sharing economy was featured as the main article in Today’s Manager.

Apr 2017

Martin Roll Featured in Vietnam Economic Times: Forging An Identity

Martin Roll’s column on ‘Forging An Identity’ was featured in the April 2017 edition of Vietnam Economic Times, an electronic publication that offers timely and authoritative news coupled with insight and opinion on business, finance and social issues in Vietnam.

Apr 2017

Brands Must Rely On Both Functional And Emotional Aspects

In April 2017, Martin Roll was featured in the Russian news website, Report.

Mar 2017

Martin Roll Featured In The Abacus Magazine: Get On With It, Build Your Brands!

Martin Roll was featured in the March 2017 edition of The Abacus, the official leading publication of CA Sri Lanka (the Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka).

Feb 2017

Martin Roll Believes Startups Can Help to Rebrand Russia

In February 2017, Martin Roll gave a speech to Russian entrepreneurs and leading business people about doing business in Asia at the Singapore Embassy in Moscow, Russia.

Nov 2016

Martin Roll Speaks at INSEAD Global Luxury Forum 2016 on Digital Luxury Branding

In November 2016, Martin Roll provided a keynote speak at the inaugural “INSEAD Retail, Consumer and Luxury Goods (RCLG) Forum” in Paris, on the topic of “Building an Iconic Luxury Brand in the Digital Universe”.

Nov 2016

Chief Strategy Officer – Evolution of A New Corporate Role

The number of Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) appointments have been growing steadily over the years.

Oct 2016

Martin Roll Speaks At EWHA Womans University (Korea) About Global Asian Brands

On 7 October 2016, Martin Roll gave a guest lecture to graduate students at EWHA Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, on “Building Global Asian Brands: Myth Or Reality?”.

Feb 2016

Martin Roll Speaks At BI Norwegian Business School About Building Iconic Brands

Martin Roll delivered a keynote speak on 9 Feb 2016 at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway about how to build an iconic brand.

Feb 2016

Martin Roll Featured In Interview With Branding In Asia

Martin Roll was featured in an exclusive interview with Branding In Asia in February 2016.

Jan 2016

Martin Roll Thinks Asia-Pacific Brands Must Build Their Own Legacies

Asian products have never been more sought after than today.

Aug 2015

Martin Roll – A Global Journey With A Difference

Martin Roll swapped a thriving career in the Copenhagen advertising industry with an entirely new life in 2000, without a safety net on the other side of the world.

Apr 2015

Brand Valuation: Evolution of a strategic practice

Brand valuation is a domain of branding that is marred by inconsistencies and controversies.

Apr 2015

CMO & CEO: Evolving Relationship In The New Age Of Marketing

The role of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) continues to evolve as the marketing function becomes more strategic but also equally complex and challenging.

Mar 2015

Sony – The Battle To Stay Relevant

A highly relevant and discussed topic in the domain of branding is the importance of maintaining consistency for brands in marketplaces characterized by diverse cultures, increasingly empowered customers and ever changing trends and customer preferences.

Aug 2014

Martin Roll on Building Strong Chinese Brands

For CKGSB Knowledge, Martin Roll talks about the state of branding in Chinese companies and strategies that will help build truly global Chinese brands.

Jul 2014

Transforming The View On Asian Consumer Psychology

Most consumer behaviour models used in boardrooms today were developed in Western countries and based on the perspective of the individual as an independent, autonomous identity, free to make decisions based on purely personal desires and affiliations, living life in accordance with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

Jun 2014

Versatility Is The Key To Effective Leadership

In a world where everyone is unique, there is no one-size-fits-all leadership strategy.

May 2014

Branding By The Numbers – Measuring Brand Value, Equity And Marketing Activity

The primary objective of boardrooms is to build and sustain shareholder value over the long-term.

May 2014

Branding – The Strongest Value Driver for Asia

Branding drives shareholder value.

Apr 2014

Crisis leadership: Toyota and General Motors brand lessons

Brands play an important role in modern society – a role which cannot be denied in scope and scale.

Mar 2014

Korean Wave Just The Start For Asian Brands

Martin Roll’s interview with The Diplomat (Australia): The Korean Wave is just the start for Asian brands as it led by Samsung has helped the Korean brands to globalize.

Mar 2014

Challenges That Undermine Rebranding Efforts

Many potential challenges exist when a company tries to reinvent itself.

Feb 2014

How To Manage Brand Failures Effectively

A brand is the identity of a company, product, service in the minds of consumers that is built through hundreds of experiences and interactions, reinforced by word of mouth references of others.

Feb 2014

Strong Brands Are Led By The CEO

It is quite clear that this is going to be Asia’s century.

Feb 2014

Brands as Value Drivers

Branding enhances shareholder value, it can become a catalyst for better leadership, it enables to drive a shared vision throughout the organization, and it can help to balance short- and long-term perspectives and performance.

Nov 2013

Creating The Next Asian Global Name

Martin Roll’s interview with China Daily: With better quality products, improved supply chains and rising demand, Chinese and Asian corporations are increasingly making their way onto the global corporate stage.

Nov 2013

New books

Martin Roll is currently writing on 4 new management books aside from the regular columns and articles contributed to Martin Roll Company and a variety of leading global media.

Nov 2013

Asian Brand Strategy – New Book

A thoroughly updated second edition of the global bestselling book Asian Brand Strategy, Martin Roll provides a comprehensive framework for understanding Asian branding strategies and Asian brands, based on new research and supported throughout by a wealth of new case studies.

Nov 2013

Speaking topics

Martin Roll has vast experience as a world-renowned speaker and he is in constant demand at some of the most global influential business conferences worldwide.

Nov 2013

How Chinese Companies Can Develop Global Brands

China leads all emerging markets with 89 companies on the latest Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s largest.

Aug 2013

Martin Roll’s interview with Focus Taiwan

Martin Roll was interviewed by Focus Taiwan News Channel about the future of Taiwanese brands and what is required by Taiwanese firms to build and sustain global brands.

Jul 2013

Martin Roll Speaks At Taiwan International Branding Forum 2013 On “Globalizing Taiwan Brands”

In July 2013, Martin Roll spoke at the Taiwan International Branding Forum, an annual two-day forum that is organized to enable Taiwan in building up its local products and companies into globally recognized brands.

Jul 2013

Asian Brands 2.0: The Next Wave of Global Asian Brands

Martin Roll was hosted by Asia Society Northern California in San Francisco for a program named “Asian Brands 2.

Jul 2013

Books

Martin Roll Company provides insights and knowledge guidance on a variety of management subject matters

Jul 2013

Speaker

Martin Roll provides keynote speaks, lectures and facilitates boardroom and executive meetings anywhere in the world

Jul 2013

Asian Brand Strategy

A thoroughly updated second edition of the global bestselling book Asian Brand Strategy, Martin Roll provides a comprehensive framework for understanding Asian branding strategies and Asian brands, based on new research and supported throughout by a wealth of new case studies.

Jul 2012

Martin Roll’s interview with Financial Times (Sri Lanka)

Martin Roll was interviewed by Financial Times (Sri Lanka) about the future of Sri Lanka brands.

Jul 2012

Martin Roll’s interview with Financial Times (Sri Lanka)

Martin Roll was interviewed by Financial Times (Sri Lanka) about the future of Sri Lanka brands and what is required by Sri Lanka companies and management executives to build and sustain global brands.

Jan 2011

Asia’s Global Identity Challenge

Martin Roll’s interview with The Peak (Hong Kong): Martin Roll was interviewed about the future of Asian brands and what is required by Asian firms to build and sustain global brands.

Jun 2010

Martin Roll’s exclusive interview on Korea Business Central

Martin Roll interviewed with Korea Business Central about the status of Korean brands and businesses, and what is next for Korea and Korean companies.