How Manchester United’s Paul Pogba transfer rewrote the rules of sports marketing
From an announcement in the middle of the night, to a rap video featuring a social media star, the unveiling of Paul Pogba by Manchester United broke new ground.
Burberry becomes first luxury brand to personalise on Pinterest
Rachel GeeBurberry hopes to capitalise on Pinterest’s 100 million monthly users, as it focuses on personalisation and its online influence to push its beauty products.
Facebook takes aim at ad blockers
Leonie RoderickFacebook is looking to put a stop to ad blocking with new technology that will stop ad blocking software identifying what content is an ad and what is not.
Lidl’s Arnd Pickhardt on what it takes to turn a challenger brand into a contender
Thomas HobbsLive your brand, think tirelessly about customers and do not compromise your expectations – that is the advice of Arnd Pickhardt, the man behind the pivotal Lidl Surprises campaign and winner of Marketing Week’s ‘Visionary Marketer of the Year’ award 2016. Here he shares his advice for achieving effective marketing and customer insight.
P&G CEO pledges ongoing support for marketing as brand spend ramps up
Manny PhamProcter & Gamble promises to maintain its investment in “brands that are winning” following the departure of CEO David Taylor, who credits innovation and superior brand communications for driving a 7% boost to net sales.
Avoiding burnout and brand extensions: 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 helping employees avoid burnout to Diageo hailing marketing a “big driver” of the company’s performance, it’s been a busy week. I’m stepping in for Russell this week, so here is my take.
Lego, Diageo, EasyGroup: 5 things that mattered this week and why
Marketing Week ReportersFrom Diageo’s focus on marketing effectiveness paying off to EasyGroup adding yet more brands to its stable, catch up on this week’s biggest marketing news.
Online advertising needs to transition from tracking to smarter context
Marketing Week PartnerMachine learning technology will power a revolution in advertising targeting and measurement that will allow brands to reach audiences while respecting privacy.