Consumer Insight: An unending legacy in the digital world
The role of research has always been crucial in advertising. But the discussion needs to hinge on which part of the process research is indispensable,...
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Best of the week: The Olympics show how media’s changed
The Olympics have come and gone. How many medals did you take home? If there was a meme Olympics, this might get the gold medal:...
Ogilvy identifies 12 ‘velocity” markets
Ogilvy & Mather has identified 12 ‘velocity’ markets that will be key to middle-class consumer growth over the next decade. With the ‘BRIC’ index of...
Crest, Publicis Shanghai celebrate Olympians
Since the first bite of a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, athletes on the podium can’t seem to resist...
How Lynx’s ‘Bigger Issues’ campaign helped reinvigorate the brand
Recognising the fact that it was suffering from a lack of credibility (and more than a hint of sexism) it decided to scrap its tagline...
Brazil E-commerce Shows Impact of Economic Downturn; Smartphones Penetration Doubles in Brazil
In this week’s LATAM Roundup: eMarketer’s numbers about Latin American e-commerce shows that the Brazilian market will feel an impact of its poor economic situation,...
Dos & don’ts for engaging social media audience
In this age of social media, many companies have found great success by investing in their social media presence, managed by in-house teams or communications...
Social media scams – don’t get suckered
Want to win First Class seats on British Airways? Fancy a free iPhone due to surplus stock? Get a share of the billions that Zuckerberg...
Behind the rise and fall of the NYT Now app
Thursday closed another chapter in the history of publisher apps. The New York Times shut its NYT Now mobile app, ending a two-year, heavily funded...
How the NSPCC is putting a positive spin on its marketing with Pantosaurus
Combining clever creatives with strategic targeting, it marks the charity’s continued efforts to put a positive spin on its branding. Here’s three things that elevate...
Facebook Blocking the Ad Blockers: The Industry Reacts
Last week Facebook propelled itself to the centre of the never-ending ad block debate. The social network announced its decision to circumvent ad block technology...
New Infographic Probes Why Twitter Matters to Marketers
A new infographic from WebpageFX Data takes a deep dive into a powerful question asked by many marketers today: why does Twitter matter? As it...
Yuri’s Jury: Unsportsmanlike advertisers sent home
‘What are you doing Jan?’ We’re in a meeting room just before a major presentation to an important client. ‘Oh, I’m just jotting down some...
Denny’s Facebook Live gambit: an animated talking pancake
Denny’s is coming to Facebook Live to answer the question none of us were asking: What would a pancake say if it could talk? For its...
Marketing challenges (& opportunities) in the digitally disrupted bank
Way back in 1994, Bill Gates had famously said, ‘Banking is essential, Banks are not’. Over the course of the last 22 or so years,...
Marketing challenges in the digitally disrupted bank
Way back in 1994, Bill Gates had famously said, ‘Banking is essential, Banks are not’. Over the course of the last 22 or so years,...
