Jonathan Davies, Buzzfeed, on brands becoming publishers
With 130 million users a month, BuzzFeed is bigger than the BBC outside the UK and wants to ‘do the best social campaigns in the world’. Founder and chief executive Jonah Peretti reveals how brands can create content that engages, spreads and sells.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned Protein World’s ‘Beach Body’ campaign due to concerns over “health and weight loss claims made in the ad” after receiving hundreds of complaints.
After receiving hundreds of complaints over Protein World’s “Are You Beach Body Ready?” campaign, which caused a stir after appearing throughout the London Underground last week, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is assessing whether to take further action.
Allwyn took over the National Lottery licence from Camelot in February and is aiming to inject some “magic” into the Lottery’s individual games to recruit new and lapsed players.
This week our marketing columnist asks and then answers the most annoying question of them all.
Since launching its global platform ‘It has to be Heinz’, the food brand has been able to move at pace to respond to local trends, allowing it to create its latest ad in record time.
Despite indications that large businesses will invest in innovation and marketing to drive growth, cost-cutting and efficiencies are still top-of-mind for many, according to a new report.