The trouble with startups….
![Startups, Marketoonist 9 10 12](https://marketingweek.imgix.net/content/uploads/2014/10/Startups.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=60&w=625&h=447)
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
Accor 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.
As 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 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.
At the end of every week, we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From Nestlé declaring “growth is back” to two brands hiring their first CMOs, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
The CMA’s analysis into loyalty pricing is still ongoing, but it says it is “unlikely” to conclude that supermarkets are unfairly inflating non-loyalty pricing to make their member pricing appear more attractive.
Oatly CEO’s told investors it would refocus on its “reason for being” and be “slightly less self-indulgent” in how it uses its brand voice.
Marketing Week’s weekly round-up of the technology stories that impact the marketing sector: from AI to martech, regulation to public perceptions.