Marketoonist on the silo mentality
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
Walkers has enlisted the help of the Spice Girls as it looks to create “talkability” around the brand and boost its appeal among “millennial families”.
It’s easy to become swept up in eye-catching projects but as the demise of the Airbus A380 proves, ideas must also be relevant to thrive.
Lidl is focusing on the ‘big on quality’ aspect of its brand strapline, rather than ‘Lidl on price’, as it looks to make its points of difference clearer and convince more shoppers to “keep coming back”.
Rather than only prioritising training for their teams, marketing leaders should carve out time for learning and rethink what ‘upskilling’ really means.
Analysing £1.8bn of media investments across the UK, a post-Covid/Brexit advertising effectiveness study found profitability varies greatly by media, with TV the greatest driver of overall profit volume.
While its tactics will evolve, the fast food giant believes the consistency of its overarching marketing strategy is what grounds the brand.
Agencies will complain pre-testing snuffs out the creative spark, but in reality it helps brands identify the best-performing ads and make them even better.