Pre-testing ads is not divisive, it’s a no-brainer
Mark RitsonAgencies will complain pre-testing snuffs out the creative spark, but in reality it helps brands identify the best-performing ads and makes them even better.
Agencies will complain pre-testing snuffs out the creative spark, but in reality it helps brands identify the best-performing ads and makes them even better.
The retailer, which has traditionally focused on in-store shopping only, also plans to roll out its click-and-collect initiative to all stores in Great Britain.
The car manufacturer built its marketing team just four months ago but has already abandoned the endeavour.
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Alongside making time to meet interesting people and learning to ask for help, the Booking.com brand boss believes embracing difficult conversations is key to a happy working life.
Oddlygood is launching the UK on the back of a seven-figure investment at a tough time for the plant-based category. But it hopes that by doing the hard work now, it can reap the rewards in the future.
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P&G is seeking to grow the categories it operates in as it pursues volume growth, utilising its increased marketing spend to do so.
The supermarket says its loyalty scheme, Asda Rewards, is acting as a “key revenue driver” for the business.
Marketers should borrow from the ‘duck-rabbit illusion’ when thinking about what their marketing plan is trying to achieve to ensure direct marketing activity isn’t compromised by an injection of emotion and brand-building campaigns aren’t undermined by focusing on product.
In an environment dominated by deadlines and delivery, are marketers letting their soft skills suffer?
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Netflix says it will stop reporting subscription numbers, instead looking at engagement as a key indicator of customer satisfaction and the future strength of the business.
‘That’s why mums go to Iceland’ has been a long-running slogan for the retailer, but it has been tweaked to reflect “all aspects” of its consumer base, its chairman says.