25 May 2012
| by Alan Mitchell
The role of the brand manager has changed beyond recognition; today's practitioners are more akin...when building global brands was top of the agenda, today it's shifting back to front-line marketers ...
building brand equity. The way we do it is different.'
'The core is the same,' agrees Donnelly. 'The ...
times), he lays out the case for 'Brand Man' (see box, below). His memo features a prescient phrase ...
23 May 2012
| by Helen Edwards, PPA Business columnist of the year
for brand marketers...., sparkling strategic thinking, a brilliant brand video, all polished and rehearsed to make an unforgettable ...
at the very highest commercial level, threatening an entity we might call Brand Britain. It is airport queues ...
chooses where to build a factory, locate a corporate headquarters or hold a global conference based solely ...
25 May 2012
| by John Reynolds
organisations, but can it finally build the brand in the UK this year?...of the latter sport in the UK.
Nonetheless, the NBA views the UK as a key market to grow the brand. In March ...
challenger brand in the UK and this forms a big part of what we do marketing-wise. In the UK, football is king, so we have to do a lot, not just to raise awareness of the brand, but our products too ...
24 May 2012
| by Sarah Shearman
for more "relevant and innovative" ways to build the brand through digital channels....revealed it to be the third most engaged-with brand in the UK on Facebook, scoring an engagement level of 12%.
The Tata-owned brand has appointed We Are Social as its first social media retained agency ...
manufacturer's Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as supporting brand activity such as product launches ...
24 May 2012
| by Kim Benjamin
The brand invested in its first major European marketing campaign last month, writes Kim Benjamin....m of this came from outside the US.
To grow brand awareness internationally, Under Armour ...
campaign across the UK, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It also announced plans to air a branded-content series on MTV, entitled New Battles, New Armour.
In addition, the brand recently struck a five ...
24 May 2012
Should advertisers focus more on weekend press, Alasdair Reid wonders.
21 May 2012
| by John Crowther
Do brands need to enrich people's lives, asks John Crowther, managing partner, Creston Unlimited....well-known toilet-cleaner brand (no names), that s the sight that our advertising inflicted on our ...
of which is ancient history now. Choice proliferation at every stage of people s interactions with brands ...
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The inevitable question is 'what s in it for me?' What is your brand going to offer me in exchange for my ...
23 May 2012
weren't a brand manager?
Pilot.
What advice would you give someone starting their marketing ...
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It is like running your own business; making all the business decisions for the UK. The Welch's brand has ...
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If you were a brand, what would you be and why?
Virgin. It is a charismatic brand that touches people ...
23 May 2012
| by Matt Barnett
Understanding big data is key if retailers want to build one to one relationships...picture.
So what about the brands?
Brands have always been the poor relation when it comes ...
and what they think of the brand in terms of kudos or price, but they just don t get all the insights that the retailers have.
Increasingly retailers are stepping on the brands toes as they use this data to work ...
22 May 2012
| by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
British Airways has promoted Hamish McVey from brand and design manager to head of brands...of brands and marketing at the airline, after playing an integral role leading the 'To Fly. To Serve' brand campaign .
Comber continues to report to Frank van der Post, managing director, brands and customer experience.
McVey will be responsible for defining BA's brand and communicating it consistently ...