Google, Mini and Kia share the secrets to Super Bowl success
With TV spots costing brands up to $6m during this year’s Super Bowl, the pressure is on for marketers to justify splashing out.
PayPal makes Super Bowl debut to show off brand ‘confidence’
Sarah VizardPayPal will run its first Super Bowl during the match on Sunday (7 February) as it seeks to prove it is one of the big global players in the financial services market.
Twitter on why long-term storytelling and emojis are key to Super Bowl success
Thomas HobbsBrands including Skittles, Doritos, Amazon and Kia are all advertising during the Super Bowl this Sunday (7 February). But according to Twitter, the campaigns that win will be those that take a long-term approach to storytelling.
Super Bowl 2016: Brands turn to social for added value
Thomas HobbsWith a record 114.4 million Americans tuning into last year’s match, it’s clear the Super Bowl remains a huge draw for advertisers. However, with Super Bowl ad slots now pricier than ever before, many brands are changing the way they advertise around US sport’s biggest event.
Tesla’s marketing team cuts and McDonald’s stillness: Your Marketing Week
Lucy TesserasAt the end of every week, we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From Elon Musk sacking Tesla’s 40-strong marketing team to McDonald’s shining a light on the power of ‘stillness’, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
Nestlé steps up innovation after ‘less energy’ devoted to it during inflation
Niamh CarrollThe FMCG giant is looking at “new category opportunities” as it looks to regain market share and tackle the threat of private labels.
‘Show you we know you’: Morrisons’ CMO on its mission to win customers back
Grace GollaschMorrisons CMO Rachel Eyre describes loyalty as a two-way street so says the supermarket must be “hyper-personalised” in its offer to get more people “voting with their feet”.
Marketers need to accept they are no more empathetic than anyone else
Andrew TenzerMarketers may like to be believe they can identify with a wide range of people but, in reality, they are as likely to be led by their biases as anyone else.