Please accept my congratulations for one of the most intriguing articles I have ever read. Alan Mitchell’s “Internet zoo spawns new busi ness models” (MW January 21) was astonishing.
It was free of the “hype” ruining many Internet related pieces – about time too. Perhaps you could follow up on the dearth of UK based equivalent businesses?
James Coghlan
Marketing manager
Juice Advertising
Cheshire
At the end of every week, we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From Elon Musk sacking Tesla’s 40-strong marketing team to McDonald’s shining a light on the power of ‘stillness’, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
The FMCG giant is looking at “new category opportunities” as it looks to regain market share and tackle the threat of private labels.
Morrisons CMO Rachel Eyre describes loyalty as a two-way street so says the supermarket must be “hyper-personalised” in its offer to get more people “voting with their feet”.
Marketers may like to be believe they can identify with a wide range of people but, in reality, they are as likely to be led by their biases as anyone else.