BBC TV programming wins in festive Twitter war
The BBC has beaten ITV in the Christmas social media battle, with the broadcaster airing eight out of the ten most tweeted about programmes over the festive season. Read full article here.
How Lloyds TSB is overcoming the ‘no branding’ Olympics challenge
Michael BarnettWhen you become an Olympic sponsor, you do not buy a media package like you might at the football or rugby world cups. It is a clean-venue scenario [where no branding is allowed in the arenas]. You have to find other channels and you have five years to leverage the opportunities, the marques and the […]
Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang resigns
Seb JosephYahoo!’s co-founder and former chief executive, Jerry Yang, has resigned from the digital media company’s board of directors to “pursue other interests.”
Case study: Deloitte
Michael BarnettDespite being an official supporter of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, professional services firm Deloitte does not approach its involvements in sport like a conventional sponsorship. Simply attaching its logo to a sporting organisation or earning a namecheck would provide low impact for the firm, since consumer awareness and sentiment are of little […]
Consumers unwilling to spend as Christmas quarter approaches
Sarah VizardThe two key consumer confidence measures for marketers of purchase intent and consumers’ view on their personal financial situation over the coming year remain in negative territory even as confidence ticks up slightly.
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It’s time for ‘share of search’ to replace ‘share of voice’
Mark RitsonShare of voice is a key metric for setting budgets and predicting growth, but digital media make it impossible to calculate accurately. Understanding your share of search queries is a simple and elegant alternative.
Why brands are taking a pragmatic approach to experiential marketing
MaryLou CostaHas a socially distanced world rendered experiential marketing redundant, or has the lockdown only emphasised the importance of real life events as milestones in consumers’ lives?
Mars rebrands Uncle Ben’s after criticisms over racial stereotyping
Sarah VizardThe move will see Uncle Ben’s rebranded as Ben’s Original and the imagery of a black man in a bow tie removed from its packaging and marketing.
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