By opening a new chain of budget stores, Tesco is trying to compete in an arena its business model is unsuited to, and which Aldi has taken decades to perfect.
By Mark Ritson
There are two ways to position a brand – ‘about’ something and ‘versus’ something – and the most powerful examples of positioning do both.
Award-winning columnist Edwards will be writing a monthly column for Marketing Week, as well as speaking at the Festival of Marketing in October.
Tesco is reportedly set to launch a discount chain, dubbed Jack’s, across the UK this autumn but can it build a brand from scratch to truly rival the already well-established German discounters?
The government is considering banning junk food promotions and ‘guilt’ aisles, but it appears a ban on junk food ads is not part of the plan to tackle obesity.
At the end of every week, I look at the key stories, offering my view on what they mean for you and the industry. From high street woes to behaviour change, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
From Virgin Money’s shift to music sponsorships to Carlsberg and TUI’s ‘welcome back’ marketing campaigns, we’ve rounded up the biggest marketing stories from this week.
Marketers and their agencies still struggle against business realities when trying to push the sustainability agenda, especially now survival is many businesses’ priority.