At the Vision 100 party, top marketers from brands including Clear Channel and Macmillan discussed the optimal structure for a marketing-driven organisation. Ideas ranged from making sure the CMO is on the board to breaking down silos to foster innovation and ideas.
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Consumers want an end to predictable shopping destinations filled with the same brands – instead they want the high street of 2025 to offer unique shopping experiences that combine tangible products with the convenience of technology.
The tactical advantage is questionable when more than 60 brands can share the screen.
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.