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?
Catch up on all the marketing news this week including dating app Hinge’s first international marketing campaign, Nationwide’s use of comedy to get Britain saving and the first rulings on the ad regulator’s gender stereotyping rules.
Direct-to-consumer brand Beauty Pie layers data with psychology and qualitative research to gain the rich user insights that power its subscription model.
After its £2.6bn acquistion by Pepsi, SodaStream is planning rapid growth through a focus on marketing and innovation but claims it is holding onto its startup mentality.
The summer is often quieter for many marketers, so it’s the ideal time to catch up on essential reading. Marketers from Direct Line Group, Zoopla and Nationwide give their recommendations.
