Pernod Ricard embraces iBeacons to shape drinking experiences
Seb JosephPernod Ricard is trialling proximity based marketing tool iBeacons as part of ongoing efforts to grow its brands around how people socialise with one another through technology.
B2B needs to sharpen its social media game
Branwell JohnsonHeidi Taylor, director of public sector marketing at PwC explains how B2B businesses can better use social media. See her present at Marketing Week Live on 25 June. We all know by now that social media has been a real game-changer for marketers. Both the B2C and B2B buying journey has fundamentally changed and the vast majority […]
B2B skills gaps and John Lewis’s U-turn: Your Marketing Week
Russell ParsonsAt the end of every week, we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From new research revealing the key skills B2B marketers feel they are lacking to John Lewis reviving its ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ price promise, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
Brand has ‘never been more important in B2B marketing’, research reveals
Hannah RashbassDentsu research into B2B buyers finds that brand building is becoming increasingly crucial to win contracts in the B2B world.
It’s time for marketers to speak the language of finance, not the other way round
Martin DebooMarketing and finance are often portrayed as adversaries, but having worked in both agencies and as an investment analyst, Martin Deboo argues marketers are misguided in how they attempt to build understanding with finance.
UK watchdog accuses Google of abusing dominance in sector to gain unfair advantage
Grace GollaschAn investigation by the CMA has provisionally found that Google’s market dominance and “self-preference” could harm thousands of UK publishers and advertisers.