The challenger’s guide to finding opportunity out of volatility

Nick Geoghegan shares lessons from challenger brands on how to thrive during recessions and hardships - organisations must be a little more Netflix and a little less Blockbuster as we sail into this storm.

Marketing in the COVID-19 recession

This article is part of a series of articles from the WARC Guide to Marketing in the COVID-19 recession. Read more.

At eatbigfish, we study and help implement the behaviours of successful challenger brands, brands with a relentless appetite for change and a resolve to punch above their weight. 

Uncertainty and volatility is often where these brands shine, and many have been forged in the fiery crucible of a recession. 

Reed Hastings founded Netflix shortly after the dotcom bubble burst in the early 2000’s, but it was the 2008 global financial crisis and...

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