MWL and Marketing Week carry off top trophies
Marketing Week Live (MWL) has been recognised as the most innovative trade exhibition of the year by the events industry on the eve of this year’s extravaganza at Olympia London.
MW backs global study of marketing capability
Marketing Week is teaming up with ISBA and EffectiveBrands to help produce the most global and comprehensive study of the future of brands, marketing and the marketing organisation ever conducted.
Outdoor Works event planned by OMC and Marketing Week
Marketing Week is partnering with the Outdoor Media Centre (OMC) to create a conference that will champion best practice and creativity using the out of home medium.
Engage Awards adds singer to gala event
The Marketing Week Engage Awards will go with a swing thanks to singer Little Nikki, the latest entertainment to be added to the gala evening.
The Marketing Academy names 2013 scholars
The Marketing Academy, the mentoring body established to help train the business leaders of the future, has unveiled the intake for the fourth year of its programme.
Top tips to pre-emptive customer retention
Forewarned is forearmed when it comes to customer retention, according to Martijn Wiertz, manager of industry solutions at IBMBusiness Analytics. Speaking at the Marketing Week Customer Retention Summit, Wiertz, highlighted the importance of predictive analytics for building a pre-emptive retention strategy into a business. Here are his top tips for boosting retention: Apply predictive analytics […]
Connery forms bond with Crédit Agricole
Former James Bond actor Sean Connery is the face of a new advertising campaign launched by Credit Agricole SA.
Bounty to sponsor Celeb Mum award
Bounty.com the UK’s largest online parenting network is to sponsor Celebrity Mum of the Year.
Currys to sponsors The Simpsons on Sky
Electrical goods retailer Currys has stepped in to sponsor BSkyB’s flagship show The Simpsons on Sky 1.
Hornby named Boots chief
Andy Hornby, former head of retail at Asda and HBOS chief, has been confirmed as the new chief executive of Alliance Boots.
Telegraph TV announces New Zealand Lamb as show sponsor
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has launched a food programme called Five Minute Food for its online TV channel.
Marketing in the age of intelligence
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As data explodes across all sectors, the role of analytics grows in importance, meaning marketers have a responsibility both to connect it to business outcomes and preserve consumer trust.
John Lewis, Coca-Cola, KFC: 5 things that mattered this week and why
The big marketing news this week including the launch of John Lewis’s Christmas ad campaign, the impact the chief growth officer role has had at Coca-Cola and the number of brands that aren’t marketing influencer marketing posts as sponsored.
How Lexus programmed a machine to write the world’s first AI-scripted ad
Lexus used data on 15 years of award-winning luxury campaigns, as well as information about the brand and human emotion to create a 60-second film that tells the story of a car that comes to life and will inevitably lead to questions about whether artificial intelligence can do the same creative job as humans.
Who did it best? Vote for your favourite Christmas campaign
Now all the retailers’ Christmas campaigns have been revealed, it’s time to vote for your favourite. Click on the relevant links below the poll if you need a recap.
