Marketoonist on the false choice between brand and performance
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne
Citing PR as its “most important channel”, Airbnb will continue to invest the bulk of its marketing spend in brand-building in 2022 as it looks to attract new hosts and support innovation.
A closer relationship between its brand and performance marketers helped Mars Petcare cut the cost per acquisition of pet food brand James Wellbeloved by 57%, while giving its brand team valuable insight to help “sharpen” its ads.
The era of brand and performance as separate and distinct strategies is coming to an end, as marketers rethink everything from media strategy and creative synergy to team structure and semantics.
TV is among the strongest media for landing effective advertising messages, argues analyst Peter Field – but “the god damn effective” channel remains undervalued compared to its nearest digital rivals considering the business outcomes it offers.
A few years ago purpose was seen as the solution to any brand problem. But now with even cheerleader-in-chief Unilever stepping back, where does purpose go next?
From a rise in brands positioning with competitors to B2B brand building going to the next level and women’s sport becoming ‘commercially sustainable’, 2023 has been a good year for shaking up the status quo.
In the latest episode of Marketing Week’s This Much I Learned podcast, ITV’s CMO Jane Stiller talks about what has changed for the better and worse in marketing since she started her career, marketing’s influence in businesses, and the mistakes that have helped shape her career.
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