Why Black Friday is now a vital part of Christmas for UK retailers
Despite critics previously dismissing it as a brittle American import, Black Friday has gone on to become a vital occasion for many British brands.
Despite critics previously dismissing it as a brittle American import, Black Friday has gone on to become a vital occasion for many British brands.
New data shows ad campaigns that generate social buzz, as well as a popular TV ad, are performing well with consumers this festive season.
Black Friday 2014 was a PR nightmare. The media coverage, despite many brands achieving record one day sales figures, defined by scenes of angry Brits brawling in the pursuit of budget televisions. Yet fast forward 12 months and things feel very different.
Tesco and Asda are moving away from launching one big Christmas ad in favour of running a number of videos, as they look to celebrate customers’ ‘Christmas moments’.
Leslie Berland had spent almost seven years at Twitter as CMO before Elon Musk’s takeover, and joined Peloton in January to rejuvenate the struggling fitness brand.
By overhauling its approach from B2B demand generation to human-centric brand building Sage changed perceptions, drove sales and improved its ROI.
The consumer goods giant ‘reset’ its superior product portfolio, reducing the proportion of its products that are included in it, in order to fight ‘inertia’.
From the purpose backlash and a crackdown on advertising vices to the decline of the meat-free category, 2023 has not been a good year for everyone in the marketing world.