
Ed Parkin
Senior Account Executive, Europe at Tracksuit, the always-on brand tracking platform, and recurring panelist on the That's What I Call Marketing podcast
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Nov 9, 2026
TWICM 224: The Singles Brand Love ins Tesco X Deliveroo, Tony's & Yorkshire Tea, Subways Way & Celebs Gone Mad.
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Ed ParkinGUEST
showed or looked at the UK's most preferred brands and how that varies by region.

Ed ParkinGUEST
We did it across tea, we did it across beer, we did it across a couple of other things.

Ed ParkinGUEST
And a few years ago, Yorkshire Tea was, I think, ranked third as the UK's most preferred tea brand.
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TWICM 219: The Singles: Grindr IRL with Madonna, ON taking On Nike, Walkers Little Moments of Joy
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Conor ByrneHOST
Well, listen, moving on to our next story, which... caught my attention was Ahn have now entered the world of football and with like a bang they have Kylian Mbappe as their marquee athlete and he's come from 20 years I think at Nike where he's like really associated with that brand and has taken like a deep involvement as like an equity stake with Ahn so it's really interesting to see that move into what is a pretty competitive space.

Ed ParkinGUEST
I think I read that he had just finished his contract with Nike after, I think he signed with them when he was about eight years old.

Ed ParkinGUEST
And he's just turned down, I think, $20 million a year on a 10-year contract extension for On.

Ed ParkinGUEST
And I think what's Pretty wild about it is the fact that Onn haven't even launched their product on the market yet in the football world.

Ed ParkinGUEST
So that is a really interesting testament to show that actually, you know, maybe he's really interested and backs the brand.
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Bella HarrisonGUEST
They're still keeping things... fresh but I'll let Ed talk about the metrics a bit more here
The Singles: The hot hits of May with Lucky Saint, Lego & Entertain or Die.
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Conor ByrneHOST
such a great point if they're not trying to change culture but they lean into what's going on and that's brilliant when brands do that and they kind of they're it means they're listening and they're really aware and probably built in a way they kind of i don't know how they're structured but i've heard other brands kind of create this idea of a newsroom or you know a writer's room and they're obviously tapping into that and really understanding what's going on so that they can then deliver you Things that are relevant to their audience that are, you know, enjoyable, entertaining, you know, culturally feel right.

Ed ParkinGUEST
And like touching on the new hydration station launch that they did in Broadway Market, it just felt like it was perfect timing as well.

Ed ParkinGUEST
Part of me wonders whether they were hoping to launch closer to the marathon day itself, which would have been the perfect timing.

Ed ParkinGUEST
like post marathon drink, but perhaps they didn't want to get drowned out by the marathon noise.
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Bella HarrisonGUEST
But yeah, you have to entertain, don't you? And Lego's ranked actually number eight in our recent entertain or die report, which I'll let Ed speak about a wee bit more.
The Singles: The hot hits of April with McDonald’s, KitKat & Bieber 
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Ed ParkinGUEST
And I think it's an interesting perception to think about trust in the kind of fast food category.

Ed ParkinGUEST
And we ask consumers, you know, whether they think each brand in the category is a brand that they trust.
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Bella HarrisonGUEST
So it's like, I don't want to be pointed enough to split opinions and have people having these conversations.