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Two kinds of writing. A View is an argument with a person behind it — what we think and why we might be wrong. An Analysis takes a focused look at a market, prompted by something worth examining. Most of our writing grows out of work we can’t discuss publicly.

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Wine: The New Logic of Value

How premium branding, experience and service innovation add value to the shrinking category of exquisite taste.

ViewsAn argument, with a person behind it
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Mildberry·Founder, Mildberry Cloud

Performance vs Meaning

Why a strong brand is a strategic asset while performance is only a tactical tool — and what happens to a company that spends a decade optimizing the second and neglecting the first.

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Oleg Beriev·Founder, Mildberry Cloud

Mildberry Cloud: Decentralized

Mildberry Cloud, formerly Mildberry, has been developing brands since 1999. Its founder, Oleg Beriev, reflects on the company’s ongoing experiments with decentralized structures, autonomies, and holacracy.

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Mildberry

From Offline to Online: The Evolution of Strategic Sessions

No longer limited to one room, strategic sessions are moving from offline to online as teams become more geographically distributed.

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Oleg Beriev·Founder, Mildberry Cloud

Do Private Labels Threaten Real Brands?

Own brands stopped being the cheap option and started setting the category standard. What that does to everyone who used to be the standard.

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Oleg Beriev·Founder, Mildberry Cloud

Emotion Is Not a Strategy

A brand becomes emotional through what it does, not merely through what it says.

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Oleg Beriev x Mildberry ·Founder, Mildberry Cloud

Utopian Transformers and New Models

A deep-dive interview on how new models of transformation are reshaping the way organizations imagine change and create meaningful futures.

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Oleg Beriev·Founder, Mildberry Cloud

Strategy Is a Decision System

A strong strategy does more than define what a brand stands for. It gives teams a shared framework for making clear, consistent choices.

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AnalysesA market read, narrow, and written when the market gave us a reason

Pharma: Business of Feeling Better — Besides selling more to sick people, pharma’s growth vector is to target the big market of the healthy ones.

The Feel-Good Home — Can a harsh chemical provide value beyond sanitization?

A Teen Brand: Impossible to Fake — Teenagers can spot a brand trying too hard. What they choose instead is a brand that gives them something of their own.

The Trap of the Generation Gap — Brands better move beyond generational stereotypes toward an integral understanding of humans.

Halal Is Not a Label — For global brands, halal is becoming a route to market shaped by compliance, credible proof, and cultural understanding.

Beyond the Bite — Between-meal snacks are becoming everyday rituals of energy, pleasure and self-expression.

Battlefield for Minds and Wallets — A look at where established brands are under pressure—and how they can turn competition into renewed relevance.

Liquid Market Trends — Drinks are no longer defined by thirst alone. Consumers increasingly choose them to support focus, digestion, recovery, relaxation, and personal identity.

Digital, Be Human — As digital life becomes more crowded and automated, the products that stand out will make interaction feel more intentional and personal.

This Is Mental — Psychological wellbeing is reshaping what people expect from products, spaces, services and brands.

Watch. Note. React. — Health, ethics, and everyday value are changing the rules of food and beverage—creating new opportunities where categories overlap.

Conscious beauty — Why and How Personal Care Is Evolving from Efficacy to Relevance

Play for Engagement — Seven brand challenges that gamification can help solve—from product personalisation to retail traffic, interactive packaging, and nostalgia-led participation.

Future 5 — Five consumer shifts set to shape 2023—and what they reveal about the new expectations people will bring to brands.

When the Customer Has Four Legs — As pets become family, care products are expected to offer more than function: comfort for animals, confidence for owners, and meaningful moments for both.

Sense of Profit — How sensory branding turns identity into a more distinctive, memorable and commercially effective experience.

Natural Strategy — Environmental responsibility as a driver of better products and stronger business models.

Personal, Not Intrusive — Useful personalisation depends on a careful balance: greater relevance without compromising privacy, trust, or a customer’s sense of control.

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