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Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne
Accor Hotels launches ‘Room to play’ ads for Ibis budget hotel brand
Seb JosephAccor Hotels Group is launching a nationwide push to trumpet the contemporary “extras” guests at its ibis economy hotel brand experience as it ramps up efforts to wrestle share from Premier Inn and Travelodge.
Q&A: Christina Smedley, PayPal
Lucy HandleyAs Paypal’s vice-president of global brand and communications, Christina Smedley is putting customer experience at the centre of its positioning. This included an above-the-line campaign earlier this year running on tv and outdoor, with straplines such as ‘less paying, more playing’.
Walkers asks customers to tweet for free crisps
Sarah VizardWalkers is asking customers to tweet to get their hands on a free packet of crisps, giving people a chance to sample one of the six finalist flavours in its “Do us a flavour” campaign.
Asos’s sales down as drag from promotional marketing continues
Chris SutcliffeThe online retailer says it has progressed towards its strategic goals but remains exposed to overreliance on promotion and returns.
PZ Cussons reports third consecutive year of revenue growth amid brand push
Josh StephensonThe hygiene business saw growth slow in the UK as the bathing and washing category declined but kept investment in its brand marketing high.
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‘Change is painful’: Can marketers cushion the blow of retailers charging for returns?
Molly InnesRetailers, such as H&M, are increasingly beginning to charge for returns, which isn’t going down well with consumers. So what can marketers do to mitigate the impact?
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