How fashion brands are taking Instagram from gimmick to strategic
For many fashion brands, Instagram is no longer just a ‘gimmick’ used during fashion weeks to create a buzz, but a serious part of their social strategy.
Instagram: Competing with TV or complementing it?
Sarah VizardInstagram continues to pitch itself to brands and agencies as a complement to TV campaigns but with its cheaper prices and more personalised offering experts believe it could steal ad dollars, as long as brands understand its points of difference.
Instagram to become ‘shop window for brands’ this Christmas as it debuts new ad targeting tool
Thomas HobbsInstagram has launched a new targeting segment for advertisers, which allows brands to reach people who are highly engaged with content related to Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas purchases.
Fashion brands struggling to find the right social influencers
Lucy TesserasMost fashion and beauty brands plan to up their budget for influencer marketing as the prominence of social media content creators continues to grow, but they face a challenge in finding the right face to fit their brand.
McDonald’s brings back ‘critical’ UK CMO role
Michaela JeffersonPromoted to CMO at the fast food giant, Michelle Graham-Clare has been McDonald’s most senior UK marketer since the departure of Gareth Helm last summer.
TfL poaches Eurostar marketing director for top role
Michaela JeffersonGabriella Neudecker replaces marketing veteran Chris Macleod, who retired earlier this year after almost 15 years with the business.
Don’t let the JWT tribunal put you off your pursuit of gender equality
Tanya JosephThe tribunal ruling that two male creatives were unfairly made redundant, which is set to be appealed, should not deter us from realising the benefits of gender equality – for both men and women.
One marketer on how ‘riding the digital wave’ fuelled his career success
Charlotte RogersFrom starting out at the dawn of digital, to learning about Latin America’s emotional business culture, Stephan Croix, who has worked at O2, Sony, Pizza Hut and Starwood, believes a constant search for innovation has led to the perfect role at electric scooter brand Dott.