Sir Martin Sorrell on digital, cost-cutting and client-agency relationships
The UK’s best-paid CEO shares his views on the future of advertising.
When Sugar met Sorrell
Lucy TesserasAhead of Lord Sugar’s appearance at the Festival of Marketing, we asked fellow business behemoth and WPP chief Sir Martin Sorrell to interview him. Then we sat back and let the action unfold.
Differentiation makes the difference for top 100 brands
Lucy TesserasMillward Brown’s BrandZ ranking shows that the brands growing in value demonstrate ‘meaningful difference’ and disrupt competitive markets, with the retail sectors providing key examples.
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Ad fraud: The marketing industry’s $7.2bn problem
Sarah VizardBrands are continuing to waste billions of pounds on digital ads that consumers never see despite repeated warnings over the prevalence of ad fraud. It is time for marketers to step up and ensure they understand the issue and have procedures in place to deal with it or be more realistic about the efficacy of digital advertising.
The Festival of Marketing launches effectiveness event
Marketing Week ReportersMark Ritson, Helen Edwards and CMOs from Nationwide and KFC confirmed for a new March event called The Bottom Line that will deliver insight into what marketers should spend their time and money on.
Domino’s merges digital and marketing teams
Lucy TesserasFormer Costa Coffee CMO Sarah Barron has been appointed to lead the restructured team, filling the role which has been vacant since ex-McDonald’s marketer Emily Somers departed last March.
How DTC brand Thinx tackled taboos and censorship with first TV campaign
Matthew ValentineDirect-to-consumer brand Thinx challenged people to think differently about menstruation.
Channel 4, LinkedIn, Clarins: Everything that matters this morning
Marketing Week ReportersGood morning and welcome to Marketing Week’s round-up of the news that matters in the marketing world today.