7 deadly sins of social media marketing
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne
Mirror’s ‘page 3’ campaign banned from the Tube
Ronan ShieldsA tongue-in-cheek Daily and Sunday Mirror campaign celebrating the upmarket tabloid’s redesign and pokes fun at the Sun’s Page 3 models has proven too close to be bone for tube operator Transport for London (TfL).
A silver lining in the clouds
Ruth MortimerCloud computing services – remote online data storage, accessible from any terminal – are helping level the playing field for companies, as smaller firms can afford data storage to rival larger ones
Q&A: Christina Smedley, PayPal
Lucy HandleyAs Paypal’s vice-president of global brand and communications, Christina Smedley is putting customer experience at the centre of its positioning. This included an above-the-line campaign earlier this year running on tv and outdoor, with straplines such as ‘less paying, more playing’.
Marketing being the ‘greatest value driver’ and removing silos: Your Marketing Week
Russell ParsonsAt the end of every week, we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From Octopus Energy’s CEO underlining the importance of marketing to the need to remove silos, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
‘Lessons learned the hard way’: Marketers on the mistakes they made while building sustainable brands
Amrit VirdiMarketing leaders from Abel & Cole, Who Gives A Crap and Allplants share their trials and tribulations from working to become a sustainable brand.
Co-op’s top marketer on why being an ‘oversimplifier’ is his ‘superpower’ in the boardroom
Grace GollaschCo-op’s chief membership and customer officer Kenyatte Nelson says “simplicity” of communication helps him better connect with those at the top of the business to drive the importance of its membership scheme.
HSBC on the ‘double punch’ of dialling up distinctive assets
Charlotte RogersFor director of brand marketing, Sarah Mayall, the bank’s decision to hero its red hexagon logo is the “big win” of her time in role.