Coca-Cola and YouTube: 5 things that mattered this week
From Coca-Cola’s new CEO facing some tough challenges to YouTube taking a more collaborative approach, we have rounded up the five stories you need to read this week.
Trends for 2017: Augmented reality, agency relationships & diversity
Jonathan BaconMarketing Week outlines 12 trends, predictions and issues that will gain pace over the next 12 months. In part four we look at what’s next for augmented reality and virtual reality, further disruption to the agency landscape and how the diversity debate will move on.
Trends for 2017: Chatbots, social media & Trump tactics
Jonathan BaconMarketing Week outlines 12 trends, predictions and issues that will gain pace over the next 12 months. In part three we look at what’s next for artificial intelligence, why social media needs to take responsibility and the rise of Trump tactics.
Trends for 2017: Zero-based budgeting & influencers 2.0
Jonathan BaconMarketing Week outlines 12 trends, predictions and issues that will gain pace over the next 12 months. In part two we look at why zero-based budgeting will become the new normal, TV’s comeback and what the influencer model will look like in 2017.
Nationwide: Marketers should stop framing advertising as an investment
Grace GollaschMarketing boss Richard Warren claims boards see advertising as a running cost, meaning marketers shouldn’t “cloak” campaigns in the word “investment”.
Retail media spend up 12% in 2023 as digital landscape shifts
Molly InnesOverall digital advertising spend grew 11% in 2023 to £29.6bn, according to data from IAB and PwC.
Dr Martens brand boss: Marketing can ‘get in the way’ of product
Niamh CarrollChief brand officer Ije Nkoworie, who takes over as CEO next year, says marketing can get distracted by trends and risk preventing customers discovering product.
‘Apply your own oxygen mask first’: Why marketing bosses should address their skills gaps
Michaela JeffersonRather than only prioritising training for their teams, marketing leaders should carve out time for learning and rethink what ‘upskilling’ really means.