With the latest ‘Lidl Surprises’ campaign aiming to convince doubters of the quality of the discounter’s meat, Lidl UK’s marketing director Claire Farrant says its past success means the brand’s marketing now has to work much harder to surprise British consumers.
Discounter Lidl is stepping up efforts to position itself as a conventional UK grocer with the launch of ‘My Lidl’ – a new online loyalty community for its shoppers.
Aldi, Lidl and Direct Line walked away with the top honours at this year’s Marketing Week Awards as the great and the good of the marketing world gathered in London to celebrate the industry.
Morrisons says it is planning to complain about an additional Aldi ad to the ASA after the discounter today (June 28) saw two TV ads and a press ad banned by the advertising watchdog. Aldi, following a complaint from Morrisons, was told by the ASA it had ‘misleadingly’ compared a weekly shop of its own brand products with branded products at the big four supermarkets.
At the end of every week, we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From Octopus Energy’s CEO underlining the importance of marketing to the need to remove silos, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
Marketing leaders from Abel & Cole, Who Gives A Crap and Allplants share their trials and tribulations from working to become a sustainable brand.
Co-op’s chief membership and customer officer Kenyatte Nelson says “simplicity” of communication helps him better connect with those at the top of the business to drive the importance of its membership scheme.
For director of brand marketing, Sarah Mayall, the bank’s decision to hero its red hexagon logo is the “big win” of her time in role.