How brands are responding to the divisive politics of 2016
As brands including Kellogg’s, Lego and John Lewis are drawn into highly contentious political debates, Marketing Week considers the challenges facing brands in a turbulent era.
As brands including Kellogg’s, Lego and John Lewis are drawn into highly contentious political debates, Marketing Week considers the challenges facing brands in a turbulent era.
Donald Trump has rewritten the rules of political communications with a campaign that has earned billions of dollars’ worth of free media coverage and shown the power of emotion over reason.
Many brands are still in a state of flux post-Brexit and while there are early signs of resilience marketers will need to be flexible to deal with ongoing uncertainty.
Donald Trump has succeeded in appealing to voters’ emotions during the US presidential campaign, but marketers should not rush to copy the tycoon’s tactics.
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.