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.
Plan for the distraction: Research reveals the impact of audio on ad cut-through
Chris SutcliffeResearch from Thinkbox and academics demonstrates the interplay between audio and video for recollection, effectiveness and distraction.
Next’s CEO on why it uses a ‘hurdle rate’ for setting marketing budgets
Molly InnesIf the retailer doesn’t make £1.50 profit on each pound spent on marketing, it’s marketing budget will be reduced, said the business’s CEO.
Tesco promotes Emma Botton to customer director amid restructure
Lucy TesserasThe reshuffle follows the announcement that chief customer officer Alessandra Bellini will be leaving Tesco at the end of September.
Pernod Ricard looks to effectiveness drive to outperform bigger spending rivals
Chris SutcliffeThe drinks company is looking to get even smarter with the investment choices it makes with increasing use of analytics tools that will allow it to improve performance across its portfolio, and not just on the flagship Jameson and Absolut brands.