Mars Food, the company behind Dolmio and Uncle Ben’s sauces, is putting advice on some of its products stating that they should only be consumed once a week due to high salt, sugar or fat content. But some fear it only offers a “short term fix” to a deep-rooted problem.
Sand, skyscrapers, sunshine – these are maybe some of the first associations people make with the Arabian Gulf. My adventure in this part of the world started over a year ago when I was promoted from my job as a marketing director for Mars UK to marketing vice-president for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, […]
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Snickers is the latest brand to tap into the rise of social influencers with a new global digital campaign that sees popular video bloggers, including F2Freestyles and Ultimate Handyman, create branded “You’re Not You When You’re Hungry” ads.
Mars Chocolate UK’s most senior marketer Michael Magee has been promoted to head of the chocolate maker’s European and Eurasian businesses prompting a reshuffle of its senior marketing team.
Pedigree is looking to do its bit to tackle dog obesity with the launch of Tracks, a personalised app which creates tailored menus and monitors activity levels for dogs, in Mars UK’s first push into the mobile pet care category.
Wrigley’ European confections business unit director Tony Lorman says ‘sugar-free confectionery’ for brands such as Skittles and Starburst could be a future option as he admits Wrigley is looking to build on its ethical relationships with customers.
As the product merges with sister brand Orbit, Wrigley is looking to push the tooth-cleaning benefits of its Extra chewing gum through an ad campaign featuring Ashton Kutcher.
Bruce McColl, global chief marketing officer at Mars, explains how the company’s philosophy of ‘mutuality’ is reflected in its brands and how they are measured against both their financial and social performance.
We know Whiskas and Pedigree as two of biggest petcare brands in the world, but you might not know the names Dreamies and Misfits. If Mars Petcare’s new UK marketing director Tom Lindley has his way, then that will soon change as the business looks to reach more consumers through more of its bands.
Mars has made several changes amongst its top ranks, including the promotion of its UK president Fiona Dawson to global president of Mars Food, the elevation of CMO Bruce McColl to its leadership team and the appointment of a new chief customer officer.
Mars has promoted Thomas Delabriere, one of its most senior marketers in the UK, to oversee strategy in some of its fastest growing developing markets.
Mars is uniting with HIV charity (RED) to spearhead an awareness drive to help prevent the transmission of the disease from mothers to their babies.
Mars has appointed president of its North America division Debra Sandler to the newly created chief health and wellbeing officer role, a move that comes as food advertisers ramp up efforts to counter criticisms they are marketing to consumers irresponsibly.
What keeps Michael Magee, VP of marketing at Mars awake at night? He talks to our Marketing Week Live reporting team about his biggest challenge – talent management.