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 getting young people interested in a marketing career to the need to balance brand and performance, it’s been a busy week. I’m stepping in for Russell this week, so here is my take.
Nike pointed to direct sales increasing 28% to $4.7bn (£3.4bn) and a rise in online sales, as proof of its digital strategy is working, as it aims to be a 40% digital business by 2025.
New CMO Ben Carter has launched the online estate agency’s biggest brand campaign in five years, fronted by TV personality and comedian Mo Gilligan.
Consumer confidence has dropped due to concerns about rising tax, food and fuel prices, while the end of the furlough scheme means consumers are “slamming on the breaks” in anticipation of economic hardships.
General Mills, owner of Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso and Yoplait, is increasing investment in digital and data and it steps up efforts to go direct-to-consumer.
Those questioning the updates to Heinz’s slogan and the British Rail logo miss the salience the brands will gain – but there are rules for playing with brand codes effectively.
The advertising watchdog is taking a stronger position against brands that make misleading claims about their environmental impact and has promised to “go further” to tackle the issue.
Feeling nervous is a good thing as it means marketers are striving to do their best work, while still having the confidence of their convictions, says Marks & Spencer Food marketing director Sharry Cramond.
From signing record deals to heading up marketing at global brands like Coke, Nike and Patagonia, Joy Howard has traded in the corporate world for her own company and the life of a CEO.
Marketing Week reveals the top 10 marketers in travel, leisure and hospitality, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
There’s growing momentum around a refocus on outcomes over agency inputs, but by defining ‘value’ too narrowly, marketers risk missing the opportunity.
When 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 reveals the top 10 marketers in consumer goods, technology and luxury, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
Consumers’ 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.
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Marketing Week reveals the top 10 charity and not-for-profit marketers, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
As 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.
Covid-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?
From 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.
Brands 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.
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Cutts joined HSBC in 2017 following lengthy stints at a number of major brands, including GSK, Mondelez and Meito-Adams.
Heinz 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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There’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 reveals the top 10 marketers in media and telecoms, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
At 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.
The 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 reveals the top 10 marketers in general retail, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
Marketers 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.
The 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.
Uswitch’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 reveals the top 10 food and drink marketers, part of our Top 100 Most Effective Marketers, sponsored by Salesforce.
Viewing 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.
Forget 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.
After 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.
As 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.
Marketing 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.
The 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.