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.
Aviva campaign designed to ‘make Britain’s roads safer’ banned for promoting dangerous driving
Both Aviva and Renault have been hit with bans after the ASA ruled that both had glamourised dangerous driving with “irresponsible” advertising campaigns.
Ed Pilkington: Marketing success requires an appetite for risk
People have different relationships with risk, but most businesses would be better off if they freed staff from the fear of failure and encouraged experimentation.
Apple, Nike, BT Sport: The top 10 YouTube ads in August
The most popular ads on YouTube last month included Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson teaming up with Apple’s Siri and Nike exploring what goes into an athlete’s smile.
Marketoonist on PowerPoint pitches
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne See more of the Marketoonist here Tom Fishburne will be speaking at the Festival of Marketing, which is taking place on 4 and 5 October at Tobacco Dock. To find out more information, including how to book tickets, visit […]
