Tom Fishburne – The Marketoonist 6/03/14
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne
Take career advice from Man Utd’s Moyes
Mark Ritson“I love pressure, to manage such a big club as Manchester United is very good.” Bold words but not, alas, quite correct. They were spoken by Manuel Pellegrini, manager of Manchester City, after his team won the Carling Cup at the weekend.
Paddy Power’s ‘mischief’ strategy with Pistorius ad is a misjudgement
Ruth MortimerAdvertising designed to shock has always existed. It even has its own name – “Shockvertising”. But the last few years have seen a decline in such marketing, due to research showing that giving consumers a positive “nudge” is more effective in encouraging behaviour change. But it seems shockvertising is back. Paddy Power, Save the Children […]
Energy industry readies £85m campaign to promote smart meters
Seb JosephThe energy industry is to launch a £85m five year marketing campaign to sell the benefits of smart meters in a bid to meet the Government’s aim to have the technology in every home by 2020
2023 marketing year in review: It’s been a bad year for…
Marketing Week ReportersFrom the purpose backlash and a crackdown on advertising vices to the decline of the meat-free category, 2023 has not been a good year for everyone in the marketing world.
‘We need the help of our competitors’: Yorkshire Tea on reinvigorating a declining category
Niamh CarrollYorkshire Tea has gained share to become the clear market leader in black tea, but as the top brand in a declining category it is now looking to fresh ways to stimulate growth in a contracting market.
Peter Field: Marketers are too disinvested in TV advertising
Chris SutcliffeTV is among the strongest media for landing effective advertising messages, argues analyst Peter Field – but “the god damn effective” channel remains undervalued compared to its nearest digital rivals considering the business outcomes it offers.
‘The penny has dropped’: Is purpose having a crisis of confidence?
Michaela JeffersonA few years ago purpose was seen as the solution to any brand problem. But now with even cheerleader-in-chief Unilever stepping back, where does purpose go next?
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