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.
Channel 4, ITV and Sky join forces to prove value of on-demand to marketers
The UK’s major broadcasters have produced what they claim is the most robust research around broadcaster video-on-demand to date, as they look to woo agencies and planners.
M&S, Tenzing, WPP: 5 things that mattered this week and why
Catch up on all this week’s marketing news including change at the top of M&S and WPP, and how a former Red Bull marketer is trying to change perceptions of the energy drink market.
M&S’s shake-up suggests its ‘one brand’ marketing strategy didn’t work
The decision to split responsibility for marketing into the two strands of its business might seem like a step backward for a retailer with such a strong brand, but it should enable it to move faster and focus more on what matters to customers.
P&G looks to even greater marketing efficiency to help tackle disruption
The FMCG giant wants to sure it is reaching the right people at the right time as it looks to fight off growing challenges from ecommerce, own-label brands and digital disruptors.
