CEO Alan Jope stressed Ben & Jerry’s decision to pull out of territories in Israel was made by the brand’s independent board and that Unilever remains “fully committed” to its business in Israel, as the FMCG giant recorded turnover of €25.8bn (£22.3bn) for H1.
Spurred on by a 42% increase in revenue, Coca-Cola is poised to double spend on consumer-facing activities, while at the same time dialling back its physical marketing activations around the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Danone uses social listening to get a deeper of understanding of what really matters to people, which has become all the more important since the onset of the pandemic.
Marketers are confident about employment prospects as the UK’s vaccination programme paves the way for the economy to open up again, following a year of budget cuts and redundancies.
This year the broadcaster’s is focused on age representation after new research finds less than a third of ads feature someone aged over 50 and when they do portrayals are often inauthentic.
The latest IPA Bellwether data shows marketing budgets increasing for the first time since the onset of Covid-19, as brands are encouraged to “ramp up” ad spend to take advantage of pent-up consumer demand.
Geoghegan will take on the newly created role of chief marketing transformation officer in August, tasked with driving its recently launched brand building strategy.
M&S wants to showcase the breadth and value of its food offer through the launch of its first ad-funded TV show with ITV.
BrewDog CEO James Watt has taken down a post in response to an ad ban for its hard seltzer, after a backlash on social media.
GSK’s global consumer health CMO says the introduction of its ‘Brands with Humanity’ positioning is already having an impact as it looks to close the gap between selling products and solving consumer problems.
Multiple ads for three hard seltzer brands, including BrewDog, have been banned by the advertising watchdog for making unsubstantiated health claims.
CEO Simon Roberts says Sainsbury’s is on track to triple the rate of product innovation, with plans to add a total of 1,900 new products over the year.
After launching its Green Cuisine range two years ago, Birds Eye is now looking to broaden appeal further among mainstream consumers by partnering with Team GB ahead of the Olympics.
As former marketer Fiona Dawson prepares to retire from Mars after 33 years, she advises marketers to know where their strengths and weaknesses lie and to stop chasing perfection as it will only hinder progress.
Raja Banerji is leaving after two years at the marketing helm of Pernod Ricard UK having navigated the company through the pandemic by pivoting to a strategy focused on digital and ecommerce.