If Elizabeth Warren or another Democrat wins the White House, Facebook, Google and Amazon may finally realise they can’t hang on to their dominant positions forever.
By Mark Ritson
No company before Facebook has had so many users while being so disliked, but the risk of moving Instagram to the same platform is one Mark Zuckerberg seems willing to take to keep control and integrate the brands’ data.
Despite a wave of growing pains, Facebook’s revenues and users are still rising fast. But 15 years after it was founded, Facebook needs to prove it can be more than just an ad revenue machine and that it has earned its place in the digital media landscape.
Facebook’s vice-president for EMEA tells Marketing Week how she coped when diagnosed with cancer, why more needs to be done to help women reach leadership positions and what Facebook needs to do to restore trust in its brand.
While some companies are making cuts to marketing spend given the current economic situation, dessert brand Gü is upping investment as it looks to strengthen its brand.
Tony’s Chocolonely describes its product as its “biggest marketing tool”, but having now established its brand it is now looking to scale, with plans to start investing in paid media soon.
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The Gym Group is on a mission to drive awareness, as marketing director Emily Kortlang admits it doesn’t currently match up with what the business has achieved.