Ivanka Trump’s jewellery brand has been boosted rather than damaged by her father’s divisiveness as US president because of one simple reason: high awareness among the target market.
PwC is a B2B firm and its business is based on decades-long relationships, so talk of ‘brand damage’ from naming the wrong best picture is facile nonsense.
It is not bad creative that consumers hate, it’s ads full stop, which means however hard the industry tries to improve their quality, the use of online ad blocking software will continue to rise.
If VW can peddle a message of trust, anything can happen.
According to Peter Barron, vice-president for communications and public affairs, it is very “difficult” for Google to work out how much tax it should be paying in the UK.
Cynical marketers are better marketers as they aren’t swayed by misguided enthusiasm, but the critical responses to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative are unfair – they should use their money for whatever causes they want.
Why are marketers worried about VW’s brand and the impact of its diesel engine crisis on corporate reputation? That is the least of the beleaguered German company’s worries right now.
How do tech giants’ reputations manage to remain intact despite questions over tax?
When the end came, last Thursday, it came more from exhaustion than anything else. After a decade of rumours and accusations of drug use, Lance Armstrong finally reached his limit.
Just over a year ago I wrote a column that predicted the imminent demise of the BP brand. I pointed out that when a brand is positioned around associations like ’green’ and ’integrity’ and then commits the worst oil spill in modern times as a result of negligence and systemic mismanagement, the game is up. […]
As London counts the cost of Saturday’s protests, it is clear that this is the start of a movement unlike anything we have seen before in the UK. Impressive as the numbers taking part in the protest were, the real surprise was the crowd’s anger.
Healthy body, healthy mind is the philosophy at stock photography site Shutterstock, which focuses its wellbeing strategy on promoting understanding and inclusivity.
Catch up on all the week’s big marketing news including the crackdown on gender stereotyping in advertising, the latest IPA Bellwether report and Greggs’ plans for home delivery.
It’s difficult to create true differentiation today, but even in online-only industries you still need brand marketing to make performance marketing effective.
The food-on-the-go brand’s CEO Roger Whiteside says Greggs is looking to expand its digital ambitions with plans for mobile ordering, click-and-collect and a possible move into the delivery sector.
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