Tom Fishburne – The Marketoonist 12/12/13
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne
Fashion and electrical retailers cut prices to lure Christmas shoppers
Sarah VizardRetailers such as Tesco, New Look, Currys and French Connection will offer up to 50 per cent off fashion and electricals this weekend as figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers show that average prices at non-food retailers dropped by 42 per cent this week.
Space age thinking
Lucy TesserasVirgin Galactic’s commercial director talks about marketing the inaugural flight, the importance of partnership deals and it is accepting Bitcoins.
Facebook claims TV is no longer ‘prime time’
Lara O'ReillyFacebook is making a play directly for marketers’ TV budgets, according to a leaked presentation for its user-initiated video ad units, which claims “TV is no longer a guaranteed way to reach and engage your target audience”.
Zero-based budgeting and Mars’s purpose stance: 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 the latest thinking on marketing effectiveness to Mars’s CEO calling attacks on brand purpose “nonsense”, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
Cancer Research UK’s Philip Almond on why it’s ‘very useful’ to have older marketers in the team
Niamh CarrollRepresenting the individuality of older people in marketing is crucial to communicate effectively with an age group which holds disproportionate spending power, says Cancer Research UK’s top marketer.
How Tesco used ‘brand shaping insights’ to take calculated risks
Marketing Week ReportersThe supermarket giant developed a ‘Happiness Platform’ to mine insights into British life, helping it curate a programme of “caring acts” designed to serve both brand and audience.
‘The lights went out’: Why a flurry of brands are calling time on long-term agency partnerships
Ian BurrellWith a number of brands parting ways with their creative agency since the beginning of the year, when is the right time to terminate a previously successful partnership and does it always lead to better ads?
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