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.
Nestlé Purina: Culture change is the major challenge in our effectiveness journey
Michaela JeffersonEmbedding a culture of effectiveness within the company has meant breaking false beliefs around the efficacy of different media and re-educating brand managers.
Measuring purpose and repositioning B2B marketing: Your Marketing Week
Russell ParsonsAt the end of every week I look at the key stories, offering my view on what they mean for you and the industry. From measuring the effectiveness of purpose to marketing marketing in B2B, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
The brand purpose debate: Is the pendulum swinging ‘too hard’?
Michaela JeffersonPeople tend to love or hate brand purpose, but is its real value somewhere in the middle? Top marketers and researchers weigh in.
Marketing Week Top 100 2021: The top marketers in financial services
Marketing Week ReportersMarketing Week reveals the top 10 marketers in financial services, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.