Médecins Sans Frontières on summer festival push
In the next of Marketing Week’s shoestring marketing series, Médecins Sans Frontières explains how it took its experience of war zones to festival fields with a low-cost, high impact campaign.
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How Leon got maximum value from minimum spend
Jonathan BaconRestaurant chain Leon has increased its outlets by 50% over the past year and grown breakfast sales thanks to a carefully orchestrated campaign done on a minimal budget. In the second of Marketing Week’s shoestring marketing series, marketing manager Saskia Sidey explains how.
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How to do market research on a small budget
Lucy TesserasSmall companies can benefit just as much as big conglomerates from gaining insight into their customers and marketplaces when rolling out new ideas. Although market research sounds expensive, there are ways to achieve valuable knowledge without a huge outlay.
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How brands can make a big noise with a small budget
Maeve HoseaWhether you have big ambitious but small resources or your marketing budget simply faces another cut, the creative thinking behind successful shoestring principles has something to teach us all.
Self-sabotage and the ROI of D&I: 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 government’s call to cut marketing in order to slash prices, to the business case for D&I, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
Ofcom eyes extending ad breaks in broadcast shake-up
Charlotte RogersThe regulator is “scoping a range of options”, as it looks to balance the interests of viewers with the need to help UK broadcasters compete with the likes of Netflix and Disney+.
How Direct Line is bringing advertising’s ‘mojo’ back with new Marvel partnership
Michaela JeffersonEntertaining consumers with advertising is “really important” for effectiveness at Direct Line, the brand’s head of marketing says as the insurer launches the latest ad under its award-winning ‘We’re On It’ platform.
Virgin Media O2 looks to create ‘halo effect’ with campaign push
Niamh CarrollDespite going live with campaigns on the same day, marketing boss Simon Groves insists Virgin Media O2 is on a mission to differentiate between the two “distinct” brands.