Mark Fells

Thinking by Mark Fells

Webinar - Delivering commercial growth; keeping it simple with Kevin Styles, CEO at The Jamie Oliver Group

Webinar - Delivering commercial growth; keeping it simple with Kevin Styles, CEO at The Jamie Oliver Group

Webinar - Experimentation as a growth engine: 'If it disagrees with experiment, then it's wrong'

Webinar - Experimentation as a growth engine: 'If it disagrees with experiment, then it's wrong'

5 things I’d tell my corporate self

5 things I’d tell my corporate self

I’ve been lucky enough to have had a fantastic corporate career; I’ve spent over 25 years in commercial roles with some of the biggest and most iconic brands, so it’s no great surprise that I’ve learnt a lot along the way.

Why everyone should hire an entrepreneur

Why everyone should hire an entrepreneur

In a corporate world that’s often cautious about unconventional paths, entrepreneurs can be overlooked in the recruitment process or seen as risky hires. At Zebra, we think this is a big mistake.

Has ‘trading’ become a dirty word?

Has ‘trading’ become a dirty word?

On a macro level, business is a pretty simple process, isn’t it? Money comes in, you have bills to pay, and what’s left is your bottom-line profit. Of course, you know this — it’s business 101. But somewhere along the line, ‘trading’ seems to have become a dirty word. Unsexy at best, and a dying discipline as businesses grow.

Experimentation is the Greatest Science

Experimentation is the Greatest Science

Why you should introduce experimentation in to your business

The rise of the Generalist

The rise of the Generalist

Its a conversation we have with many clients. The truth is that delivering commercial growth in a digital world seems to become ever more reliant on technical specialists – CX, UX, paid channels, SEO, social, hypotheses and modelling, optimisation, CRM, testing, and increasingly AI… The list seems endless and the MD/CEO confusion understandable. Some of the very biggest organisations can afford to contemplate in housing everything they need. But most leaders can’t, or don’t want to. So how do they balance the conundrum?

88 miles an hour, Marty!

88 miles an hour, Marty!

The role of silos in the failure of big projects, and what you can do to mitigate against it

The problem with business cases (and a better way to make decisions)

The problem with business cases (and a better way to make decisions)

How are big projects decided on in your business?

2023 in Review - and what's in store for 2024?

2023 in Review - and what's in store for 2024?