Tom Fishburne – The Marketoonist 12/12/13
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne
Retailers such as Tesco, New Look, Currys and French Connection will offer up to 50 per cent off fashion and electricals this weekend as figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers show that average prices at non-food retailers dropped by 42 per cent this week.
Virgin Galactic’s commercial director talks about marketing the inaugural flight, the importance of partnership deals and it is accepting Bitcoins.
Facebook is making a play directly for marketers’ TV budgets, according to a leaked presentation for its user-initiated video ad units, which claims “TV is no longer a guaranteed way to reach and engage your target audience”.
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.