Coca-Cola promotes from within for new UK marketing director
Manny PhamLouise Maugest will lead UK marketing operations, replacing Kris Robbens who takes on a global role as senior director of brand strategy at the soft drink giant.
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Diageo’s global media director: Marketers must keep ‘laser focus’ on digital brand safety
Michaela JeffersonThe Global Alliance for Responsible Media’s new report into digital brand safety performance is a “notable milestone” for the industry, says Isabel Massey, but that does not mean marketers can rest on their laurels.
Lend me your ears: Why marketers are opting for sound over vision
Matt BarkerIn an age of image fatigue, audio is fast becoming a favoured medium for brands looking to up the emotional engagement.
Marketing ‘lags’ corporate progress on sustainability
Michaela JeffersonMarketers are less advanced on sustainability than their businesses as a whole, so with the backing of brands including Diageo, Mastercard, Tesco and Unilever, the WFA has launched Planet Pledge to help bridge the gap.
P&G says innovation has allowed it to adapt well to consumers’ ‘heightened needs’
Manny PhamProcter & Gamble saw a 5% revenue increase and credits this to “doubling down” on marketing and innovation over the past year.
Marketers must do more to end toxic masculinity
Tanya JosephSarah Everard was a marketer like us, and we can honour her memory through work and workplaces that exclude violence from the definition of masculinity.
Tesco beats supermarket rivals to gain biggest Covid brand health boost
Michaela JeffersonTesco CEO Ken Murphy claims it has strengthened its brand health across all metrics this year – but how does the supermarket compare to its UK competitors?
Marketoonist on customer experience
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Coca-Cola to hold marketing spend in countries with slow vaccine rollout
Manny PhamThe beverage giant saw a boost to sales resulting in a 5% year-on-year increase in revenue to $9bn (£6.4bn), as CEO James Quincey credits the actions Coca-Cola took during the pandemic in helping its recovery.
Expedia rebrands to ‘aggressively and deeply’ support travellers post-Covid
Michaela JeffersonWith the reopening of travel on the horizon, Expedia hopes to be seen as the “ultimate travel companion” with its biggest brand spend in five years.
European Super League will need to convince brands of its authenticity
Matt BarkerThe proposed league format takes many of its pointers from the hugely successful US sports model, but can it win over local fans and brands, or is the reputational risk too high?
Personalisation, hiring, retail sales: 5 interesting stats to start your week
Marketing Week ReportersWe arm you with all the numbers you need to tackle the week ahead.
How brands can tackle the growing sophistication of ad fraud
Marketing Week PartnerAdvertisers’ desire for low-cost impressions puts them at risk of buying fraudulent inventory, but they can protect their investments by partnering with platforms using advanced anti-fraud measures.
Adidas on why ‘rebellious optimism’ is more needed than ever
Charlotte RogersIn the context of Covid and the wider change happening in the world over the past 12 months, Adidas’s head of global marketing believes the ‘Impossible Is Nothing’ message is even more critical as it shares untold stories of sports culture.
EA Sports, Co-op, O2: Everything that matters this morning
Marketing Week ReportersGood morning and welcome to Marketing Week’s round-up of the news that matters in the marketing world today.