In Iain Murray’s back page piece, (MW May 10), he writes that Phoenix the calf is the “sole survivor of a wholesale massacre of…kith and kin.” Surely that should be “kith and kine”?
Bob Pierce
Ambience
London SE5
For the uninitiated: “kine” is a Biblical word for “cattle” – Ed
As “greenshoots” of economic recovery appear, marketers are shifting focus to promotions, events and direct marketing, according to the latest IPA Bellwether report.
Saga cut marketing spend by £4.2m in 2024, pausing investment in some areas of its insurance business in a challenged market.
Despite revenues falling 18% year-over-year in the six months to March, Asos’s CEO insists the retailer is “delivering” against its turnaround plan.
Puma’s leadership team has been waiting for the moment the brand would “invest differently” in marketing, something top marketer Richard Teyssier is confident it is doing with new teams, fewer activations and bigger brand investment.