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Organic Zoo x BINIBAMBA: what a brand collaboration looks like when the values match
Organic Zoo's Midnight print meets BINIBAMBA's merino sheepskin in a limited edition brand collaboration launched on 1st October. Two British, female founded brands, the same customer, no overlapping categories, and values that genuinely match. Here is why it works, and what to ask before you agree to any collaboration.

NICOLA PERRING
Oct 63 min read
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Brand awareness is earned, not bought
Here is a live example, and the reasons it worked. A fortnight ago I spent a day in Cambridge with Meena and Mahera, the mother-and-daughter team behind AuraLai. Last week their nursing cover was featured in CWB. That is what building brand awareness actually looks like: unglamorous groundwork you do yourself, a real product decision underneath it, and then the recognition follows.

NICOLA PERRING
Sep 14 min read
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The children's product awards worth entering, and why the feedback matters more than winning
The Baby Products Association's Concept and Innovation Awards are open for 2026, with entries closing on 11th September. But winning is not the point. Here is how to choose the children's product awards worth entering, and why the expert feedback and visibility matter more than the win.

NICOLA PERRING
Aug 113 min read
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How a natural children's bath brand earned its place on the supermarket shelf
Good Bubble, the Manchester sisters' natural children's bath brand, just won its first supermarket listing with two Gruffalo products in 268 Sainsbury's stores. It is proof that clean, honest formulation now belongs in the mainstream. Here is what the brand does quietly well, and what it takes to get your own product retail-ready.

NICOLA PERRING
Aug 43 min read
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Why children's product awards matter: building the trust that sells
Winning children's product awards is about more than a trophy: it builds the third-party trust that parents recognise and act on. Paired with genuine reviews and smart gifting, recognition turns into sales. Here is how to choose awards your customers trust, and how to get the most from entering.

NICOLA PERRING
Jul 283 min read
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The Psychology of Colour
Colour is the first thing anyone feels about a brand, long before they read a word. So when we evolved The Nest's identity this year with our wonderfully talented brand designer, Jill Zendera, we started at the heart of it: three colours, each chosen for what it means, not just how it looks.

NICOLA PERRING
Jun 121 min read
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