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Website problems hit M&S sales

Sarah Vizard

Marks & Spencer admits that problems with its new website impacted clothing and homeware sales over the past three months as its general merchandise division, which includes clothing and homeware, posted its 12th consecutive quarter of declines.

Marketers need to flood the senses

David Coveney

Earlier this week I went to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes film in 3D. Although it was quite a good film, the 3D effects were formulaic – either that, or I have become much more demanding – expecting my senses to be wowed each time I go to the cinema.

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The Top 10 YouTube ads in June

Sarah Vizard

In June YouTube’s top five ads were still dominated by football campaigns – from Nike and Adidas to Beats and EA. The one exception? Procter & Gamble’s “Like a girl” campaign for its Always brand, which is hoping to inspire girls with a message of strength.

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Video: How marketers can make drones fly

Lara O'Reilly

Marketing Week visitied Somo and spoke to the mobile solution agency’s drone experts Maani Safa, vice president of creative and innovation, and Naji El-Arifi, product innovation manager, to discover whether drones have a marketing use case or if they are just a geeky gimmick.