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Co-creation can be so much more than this

Richard Madden

Brands that are pestering disengaged consumers for ideas should look to John Deere to see what co-creation can really do. Something strange has been happening this summer. And I don’t just mean with the weather. Or last week’s spontaneous street parties. A multitude of brands have somehow assumed that I want to be part of […]

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Google will stretch its marketers’ imagination

Mark Choueke

Google’s acquisition of Motorola’s Mobility division this week was an incredibly shrewd landgrab for the future. The move not only ensures Google has the heavyweight patent protection that can safeguard its expansion plans for its Android operating system, but also enables Google to compete in yet another new sector. For while Google has previously made […]

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Energy suppliers need to show a little understanding

Russell Parsons

As an entity, energy suppliers are suffering the kind of kicking the great British public usually reserves for politicians, train operators and the media. In response, the “big six” suppliers have to mitigate the ire that met the latest round of price increases with a raft of loyalty and product initiatives. Npower is offering new […]