Pinterest courts UK brands with promise of sales boost
Pinterest is expanding its ad business outside the US for the first time and is hoping to differentiate by focusing on how it can marry online and offline to drive up sales for brands.
Pinterest is expanding its ad business outside the US for the first time and is hoping to differentiate by focusing on how it can marry online and offline to drive up sales for brands.
From a very young age we love listening to stories and, as we grow older, we respond to tales and anecdotes. Brands need to inject the magic of storytelling into their marketing to tap into people’s emotions.
Having just launched a new campaign that utilises Snapchat lenses and gif creation website Giphy, Domino’s head of digital Nick Dutch says it has seen success by staying true to its brand while many of its rivals have lost sense of their identity.
Sainsbury’s has made a bid of close to £1.4bn for Argos owner Home Retail Group as it looks to create a “leading food and non-food retailer of choice for customers”.
Inclusive marketing drives meaningfulness and differentiation for Lego, says brand boss Carolina Teixeira, measures closely linked to price elasticity.
Marketing boss Richard Warren claims boards see advertising as a running cost, meaning marketers shouldn’t “cloak” campaigns in the word “investment”.
Overall digital advertising spend grew 11% in 2023 to £29.6bn, according to data from IAB and PwC.
Chief brand officer Ije Nkoworie, who takes over as CEO next year, says marketing can get distracted by trends and risk preventing customers discovering product.