Pamela Brown, Head of marketing for British Gas, on listening to customers
As fans consume more digital content, sponsors need high-tech strategies that don’t neglect traditional supporters.
The Scottish craft brewer’s co-founder and Vision 100 member James Watt tells Marketing Week about BrewDog’s international expansion plans, and how consumers’ options for ‘good beer’ have improved since it opened for business.
After receiving hundreds of complaints over Protein World’s “Are You Beach Body Ready?” campaign, which caused a stir after appearing throughout the London Underground last week, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is assessing whether to take further action.
Sky Sports’ viewing figures for the WSL grew 45% last season, and it is keen to capitalise on this by making its biggest investment behind the league to date.
888 Holdings, which owns brands including William Hill and 888Casino, has downgraded its revenue expectations for its current quarter, citing the impact of its marketing efficiency push and UK regulation changes as partial drivers.
Marketing can only generate an effective pipeline if it targets the same buyers as sales, but new research shows the overlap – even between brand and demand marketing – is often shockingly small.
Budgeting and planning season may sometimes feel like fighting a losing battle for marketers, but it should be a moment to reflect and press forward, according to former marketing leaders.