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Suggested reading May 2016: a digest of new marketing literature
Mindi Chahal‘Emotion regulation and young children’s consumer behaviour ’ Young Consumers, Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2016 Researchers explore how children’s growing ability to effectively regulate their emotions influences their consumer behaviour. The authors use direct observations of children and a survey of parents about their child’s emotional development to give predictions of consumer behaviour. They explore […]
Unilever issues rallying cry to the marketing industry to ‘unstereotype’ gender portrayals
Sarah VizardUnilever admits marketing industry has been gripped by “inertia” in how it portrays men, women and families and is still succumbing to outdated stereotypes that are negatively impacting both society and business results.
Do marketers really need 100% viewability for digital ads?
Sarah VizardTwitter has introduced a new lower standard for the viewability of digital ads on its platform following requests from advertisers. The move comes despite widespread industry calls for 100% viewability and raises questions over it is really as effective as some marketers think.
Allwyn on its plan to dial up the distinctiveness of the National Lottery’s key brands
Niamh CarrollAllwyn took over the National Lottery licence from Camelot in February and is aiming to inject some “magic” into the Lottery’s individual games to recruit new and lapsed players.
Is this applicable to B2B marketing? Please stop asking
Mark RitsonThis week our marketing columnist asks and then answers the most annoying question of them all.
Heinz on its mission to move ‘at the speed of culture’ to create an ad in five days
Matthew ValentineSince launching its global platform ‘It has to be Heinz’, the food brand has been able to move at pace to respond to local trends, allowing it to create its latest ad in record time.
Almost half of large businesses leaning on innovation to grow
Niamh CarrollDespite indications that large businesses will invest in innovation and marketing to drive growth, cost-cutting and efficiencies are still top-of-mind for many, according to a new report.