23 May 2012
YES - MARTIN BROOKS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WORK CLUB
British brands are world-class digital innovators. Here's a few highlights: BBC's world-beating iPlayer; Heinz's mass personalisation; Barclays ...
' campaign.
Meanwhile, The Huffington Post stated in a recent piece: 'Burberry is the most digitally ...
23 May 2012
| by Kim Benjamin
introduced and a judging panel of key industry figures drawn from the marketing, design and branding sectors....The Awards, celebrated annually, aim to showcase design to marketers as an integral part of a ...
. New for this year, the Consumer Award for design will be judged by a diverse, impartial consumer panel.
There will also be a Client of the Year Award. Candidates will be nominated by the judging panel and the winner ...
22 May 2012
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
Apple has extended its lead at the top of Millward Brown's annual ranking of the top 100 most...The eight UK brands in last year's BrandZ top 100 lost 10% of their collective brand value ...
at the top.
Google dropped 3% to $107.9bn and lost second place to IBM, which benefitted from a 15% boost ...
in fifth with a value of $76.7bn.
Vodafone, the most valuable UK brand, held on to 12th place despite a ...
17 May 2012
A state-owned Chinese group, Bright Food, has bought a 60% stake in cereal company Weetabix...., most investors will not fundamentally want to change a brand's essence or positioning, but will look ...
to be reviewed to ensure cultural fit, especially where a brand has had a presence only in the UK.
Any change will need to balance what is appropriate in new markets with a desire to not alienate customers in existing ...
16 May 2012
| by Noelle McElhatton
For proof, witness the record 45 new entrants in this year's Power 100 list of the UK's most powerful marketers, reflecting the evolving digital landscape - a social-media marketer makes his debut ...
and, yes, sweat over the Power 100.
Several factors in particular shaped this year's elite marketer ...
15 May 2012
| by Nicola Clark
marketer in Britain, topping Marketing s annual Power 100 ranking, sponsored by Engine.
Mathieu inspired the marketing community last October with his strategy urging a more magic, less logic approach ...
Power 100 celebrates the marketers who have had the biggest impact over the past 12 months.
To open ...
15 May 2012
| by Sarah Shearman
, Trends and Accounts, in really creative ways .
They are setting a lot of standards which are being ...
claim the minimum spend for brands using Twitter is 20,000 for a 24-hour Promoted Account, meaning ...
14 May 2012
| by Nicola Clark
for a World Gone Digital. Less a jargon-filled business tome and more a 'passion project' designed ...
Stefan Olander, vice-president of digital sport at Nike (below right), is sporting a Nike+ Fuel ...
tracks the wearer's activity through a sport-tested accelerometer, is still flashing red. This means ...
11 May 2012
| by Sara Luker
Lord Mandelson has confirmed that his consultancy Global Counsel is to advise a company accused...The Guardian reported last night that the Labour peer has been hired by APP, one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world. APP has been accused by environmental groups, including ...
. The newspaper also stated that his staff have met members of the Indonesian government. A Greenpeace list ...
10 May 2012
| by John Owens
The agency has been brought in following a pitch process revealed by PRWeek , amid fears that the sector is 'widely misunderstood'.
Trisha O'Reilly, director of comms at Oil Gas UK, pointed ...
added: 'What we are trying to do is increase understanding of our industry, and as a trade association ...