How wearables are changing the face of sports brands
With smartwatch and fitness band sales more than doubling in the UK last year, brands are placing an impetuous on wearable technology in a bid to stand out from the competition.
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How New Balance is reinvigorating its brand to move away from its lifestyle image
Sarah VizardNew Balance’s CEO Robert DeMartini admits the brand had unintentionally “become older” but says a renewed focus on its performance business will help it become more relevant to younger consumers and shake off its image as more of a lifestyle brand.
Apple promises new opportunities for brands with ‘killer’ native Watch apps
Sarah VizardBrands wondering how many consumers their Apple Watch apps are reaching were left disappointed by Apple’s decision not to reveal sales figures but CEO Tim Cook’s promise that native apps will “be killer” for the watch suggests future opportunities for marketers.
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Mark Ritson: Apple’s deal with Hermès is a clear signal that it now considers itself a luxury brand
Mark RitsonWhen two brands come together, the results are always interesting. But when the brands in question are Apple and Hermès, the co-branding strategy is going to be headline news.
Why brands are taking a pragmatic approach to experiential marketing
MaryLou CostaHas a socially distanced world rendered experiential marketing redundant, or has the lockdown only emphasised the importance of real life events as milestones in consumers’ lives?
Mars rebrands Uncle Ben’s after criticisms over racial stereotyping
Sarah VizardThe move will see Uncle Ben’s rebranded as Ben’s Original and the imagery of a black man in a bow tie removed from its packaging and marketing.
Why brands need to react to customers in real time
MaryLou CostaSenior marketers explain how they’re addressing the rising significance of real-time personalised consumer interactions, since it has shot up the list of priorities and challenges during the coronavirus lockdown
Marketers must be at the centre of transformation, not at the edges
Ben RhodesMarketers are often guilty of focusing on superficial innovations – they should be at the heart of efforts to develop totally different digital business models.