How rethinking ‘value’ can improve effectiveness
Robin BonnThere’s growing momentum around a refocus on outcomes over agency inputs, but by defining ‘value’ too narrowly, marketers risk missing the opportunity.
How Reckitt’s digital transformation is enabling it to ‘learn faster and scale-up’
Manny PhamWhen Cigdem Kurtulus took on the top marketing job at Reckitt she introduced a marketing hub to encourage collaboration across all markets as she says you can’t enforce a “digital transformation mindset” without first changing the infrastructure.
Marketing Week Top 100 2021: The top marketers in consumer goods, tech and luxury
Marketing Week ReportersMarketing Week reveals the top 10 marketers in consumer goods, technology and luxury, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
Convince consumers your product tastes good before you tell them it’s healthy
Richard ShottonConsumers’ enjoyment of food is influenced by what they see and know in advance, and while flavour-focused messages improve perceptions, health-based ones actually harm them.
Marketoonist on customer reviews
Tom FishburneTom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne See more of the Marketoonist here
Marketing Week Top 100 2021: The top charity and not-for-profit marketers
Marketing Week ReportersMarketing Week reveals the top 10 charity and not-for-profit marketers, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
Marketing Week Meets the CX50: Chris Pitt, CEO, First Direct
Marketing Week ReportersAs one of the 10 Organisational Leaders in the CX50 list, First Direct CEO Chris Pitt discusses the role of the C-suite in delivering CX and customer-centric culture, as well as the functions that senior executives look to for strategic CX leadership.
Why marketing is becoming a career of choice for young people
Charlotte RogersCovid-19 may have damaged the career prospects of young people leaving education over the past 18 months, but could marketing be emerging as a popular destination for this next wave of talent?
What marketers should stop (and start) doing immediately
Marketing Week ReportersFrom upping the focus on risk management and taking time out for strategy planning, to ending the obsession with creating content and ‘digital’, Mark Ritson, Helen Edwards and marketers from Boots, Mastercard and GSK share their thoughts on what brands should begin doing, and what should be banished.
Marketing ‘Sprintathon’ raises over £50k for cancer research
Michaela JeffersonBrands including Just Eat, Tesco and Mars put forward a team for last week’s event, which was described as the “de facto welcome back” for the industry, following 18 months of Covid-19.
Marketing effectiveness, DTC, CX: 5 interesting stats to start your week
Marketing Week ReportersWe arm you with all the numbers you need to tackle the week ahead.
HSBC CMO Leanne Cutts steps down to move into dairy industry
Michaela JeffersonCutts joined HSBC in 2017 following lengthy stints at a number of major brands, including GSK, Mondelez and Meito-Adams.
Heinz switches slogan to ‘Beanz Meanz More’ as part of purpose drive
Manny PhamHeinz is launching a campaign to promote the versatility and health credentials of baked beans, as it pays homage to its famous strapline while “evolving conversations” around the brand.
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O2, Pernod Ricard, Pret A Manger: 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.
All bets are off: The pandemic has reset our ideas of workplace culture
Andrew GeogheganThere’s no ‘going back’ to the office – the 18-month break means attitudes have changed and an effective working culture must recognise new realities.
Marketing Week Top 100 2021: The top marketers in media and telecoms
Marketing Week ReportersMarketing Week reveals the top 10 marketers in media and telecoms, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
Celebrating effective leadership and IPO lessons: 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 revealing the Top 100 most effective marketers to gaining lessons from brands undergoing an IPO, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
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Inside Boots’ mission to create a ‘world class media agency’
Charlotte RogersThe high street retailer is introducing an advertising offering for brands, spanning campaign planning, creative development and measurement, a move CMO Pete Markey describes as “central” to the Boots marketing strategy.
Marketing Week Top 100 2021: The top marketers in general retail
Marketing Week ReportersMarketing Week reveals the top 10 marketers in general retail, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
What marketers can learn from brands undergoing an IPO
Michaela JeffersonMarketers at publicly listed companies have to bring investors onside if they’re to justify long-term spending plans, a feat achieved through better communication of strategy, growth and the value of brand.
John Lewis and Waitrose report ‘encouraging progress’ on five-year turnaround strategy
Michaela JeffersonThe John Lewis Partnership has reported strong results from its scheme to bring the John Lewis and Waitrose brands closer together, as well as from the launch of its value Anyday range.
Marketing That Matters: How automation helps Uswitch succeed amid ‘cut-throat’ competition
Marketing Week ReportersUswitch’s marketers explain how the comparison brand stays ahead of rivals, diving into its paid search automation journey and its shift from a channel-focused to a customer-focused approach to marketing.
Marketing Week Top 100 2021: The top food and drink marketers
Marketing Week ReportersMarketing Week reveals the top 10 food and drink marketers, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
Nestlé on why global sustainability always needs a local slant
Marketing Week ReportersViewing sustainability as a ‘key component’ of the brand, Nestlé global CMO Aude Gandon believes wider issues like climate change and social justice can be addressed on both a global and local level.
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Tom Kerridge’s prices aren’t a rip-off if they’re what the market will pay
Mark RitsonForget worshipping at the altar of revenue. Marketers who take a leaf out of Tom Kerridge’s book and embrace pricing power will find the surest route to profitability.
Marketing Week Masters Awards to return with in-person ceremony
Marketing Week ReportersAfter an intense 18 months for the business world, Marketing Week will celebrate the tireless work of marketers with the return of the in-person Masters Awards ceremony in October.
Senior buy-in vital to accelerate culture of marketing effectiveness, IPA finds
Michaela JeffersonAs IPA research reveals effectiveness culture scores rise significantly in brands where the value of marketing is understood by senior leadership, creating a roadmap could be the answer to securing C-suite support.
Embracing ambiguity and self-awareness: The key attributes of today’s marketing leaders
Charlotte RogersMarketing leaders have been tested by Covid-19 in ways they could never have imagined, but an ability to deal with ambiguity, show empathy and understand their personal ‘why’ means they continue to thrive.
Brand-NGO partners on entering an ‘exciting moment’ for social change
Matt BarkerThe latest C&E Corporate-NGO Partnerships Barometer suggests relationships between brands and not-for-profits are entering an exciting phase, although charities may have some catching up to do.
Marketing Week Top 100 2021: The top FMCG marketers
Marketing Week ReportersMarketing Week reveals the top 10 FMCG marketers, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
Why Gousto is banking on live experiences to accelerate brand-building post-Covid
Michaela JeffersonRecipe box brand Gousto is returning to live experience events this month with the launch of ‘Flavourlust’, a London-based event to promote its new street food range.
Marketing opens doors to Afghan refugees with free skills push
Charlotte RogersThe School of Marketing is offering Afghan refugees free training in key skills from digital marketing strategy to SEO.
Marketoonist on share of voice
Tom FishburneTom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne See more of the Marketoonist here
Marketing Week Top 100 2021: We reveal the UK’s most effective marketers
Marketing Week ReportersMarketing Week reveals the Top 100 Most Effective Marketers for 2021, sponsored by Salesforce.
How to survive and thrive as a marketer in a startup
Colin LewisMarketers see startups as glamorous but are often made scapegoats for their failures. Here’s how to avoid that trap and set yourself up for success.
Four reasons why video subtitles matter – and how to make the most of them
Mark MaguireIf you want your video content to have greater impact and reach more people, it pays to build subtitling (subtitles or captions as relevant) into your video production process.
Primark hails ‘critical role’ of digital marketing amid wider online push
Charlotte RogersThe value retailer is looking to beef up its digital marketing capability in a bid to offer more personalised content to consumers, as the business eyes the launch of a new customer-facing website next year.
Co-op, EE, Philip Morris: 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.
Marketing Week Top 100 2021: How we chose the UK’s most effective marketers
Marketing Week ReportersHere’s how we picked Marketing Week’s Top 100 most effective marketers – and why their achievements should be recognised and celebrated.