Super Bowl 50: As it happened
Marketing Week brings you all the best marketing stories that happened during the Big Game, as the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers in Santa Clara to win American football’s top prize.
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Marketing Week brings you all the best marketing stories that happened during the Big Game, as the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers in Santa Clara to win American football’s top prize.
With TV spots costing brands up to $6m during this year’s Super Bowl, the pressure is on for marketers to justify splashing out.
Brands including Skittles, Doritos, Amazon and Kia are all advertising during the Super Bowl this Sunday (7 February). But according to Twitter, the campaigns that win will be those that take a long-term approach to storytelling.
With a record 114.4 million Americans tuning into last year’s match, it’s clear the Super Bowl remains a huge draw for advertisers. However, with Super Bowl ad slots now pricier than ever before, many brands are changing the way they advertise around US sport’s biggest event.
The latest IPA Bellwether data finds the worsening pandemic and Brexit reality took a toll on marketing budgets during the fourth quarter, but optimism is growing that the sector will bounce back.
From the digital after-life to the growth of synthetic media, futurist Tracey Follows sets out the key trends that will shape the marketing industry over the next five years.
The School of Marketing is launching Mentoring Gen Z, which aims to connect young people with marketing leaders from brands including Boots and Direct Line in a bid to avert the “ticking timebomb” of youth unemployment.
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne See more of the Marketoonist here