EST. MMXXVIMarketing as a discipline, evidence as its base.8 August 2026 · NL · EN
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A1

Foundation module

How Brands Grow — Systematically Dissected

12 lectures

4× LAW · 5× FRAMEWORK · 3× META what do these labels mean?

SYNTHESIS

A1 · The productive tension

Penetrationandloyalty (but penetration wins the evidence).

Primary sources

Sharp · Ehrenberg · Romaniuk

Lectures

12 lectures

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  1. A1-01What Makes a Marketing Law a Law2 SPTake the quiz →
  2. A1-02Double Jeopardy — The First Law2 SPTake the quiz →
  3. A1-03Retention, Acquisition and the Leaky Bucket2 SPTake the quiz →
  4. A1-04Mental Availability — The Mechanism Behind the Patterns2 SPTake the quiz →
  5. A1-05Physical Availability — Presence, Prominence, Portfolio2 SPTake the quiz →
  6. A1-06Distinctive Assets — The Grid and the Discipline2 SPTake the quiz →
  7. A1-07Category Entry Points — Mapping the Buying Situations2 SPTake the quiz →
  8. A1-08Duplication of Purchase and the Natural Monopoly Law2 SPTake the quiz →
  9. A1-09Price Promotions and Loyalty Programmes — What the Evidence Says2 SPTake the quiz →
  10. A1-10The Case Against Sharp — Limits, Critics and Boundary Conditions2 SPTake the quiz →
  11. A1-11The Ehrenberg-Bass Playbook, Applied2 SPTake the quiz →
  12. A1-12Penetration AND Loyalty — The Synthesis2 SPTake the quiz →

Quizzes

12 quizzes

A short quiz per lecture to test your grasp of the material.

  1. A1-01What Makes a Marketing Law a LawTake the quiz
  2. A1-02Double Jeopardy — The First LawTake the quiz
  3. A1-03Retention, Acquisition and the Leaky BucketTake the quiz
  4. A1-04Mental Availability — The Mechanism Behind the PatternsTake the quiz
  5. A1-05Physical Availability — Presence, Prominence, PortfolioTake the quiz
  6. A1-06Distinctive Assets — The Grid and the DisciplineTake the quiz
  7. A1-07Category Entry Points — Mapping the Buying SituationsTake the quiz
  8. A1-08Duplication of Purchase and the Natural Monopoly LawTake the quiz
  9. A1-09Price Promotions and Loyalty Programmes — What the Evidence SaysTake the quiz
  10. A1-10The Case Against Sharp — Limits, Critics and Boundary ConditionsTake the quiz
  11. A1-11The Ehrenberg-Bass Playbook, AppliedTake the quiz
  12. A1-12Penetration AND Loyalty — The SynthesisTake the quiz

Concepts

Active recall beats rereading: retrieve the definition from memory first, then flip the card.

Practise the concepts · 46 →

Case studies

1 case studies

Integrative cases where the module's concepts meet a single brand or situation.

  1. Strategic case (type 6) — laws audit of a board mandateThe Loyalty Mandate: a coffee brand told to 'defend the base'Read the case
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