Procter & Gamble’s US Tide brand delivered a perfect brief and chose a brilliant piece of creative by Saatchi & Saatchi, making it a deserved Grand Effie winner.
By Mark Ritson
Whether or not Thomas Cook responds to financial rumours, once trust in its stability is undermined its brand equity will erode, obliterating future sales.
By using econometrics, Audi has found ads that cut-through are three times more efficient at driving orders, making creativity “really key” for the business, a learning it is taking to the rest of its communications.
New Ebiquity data questions whether TV’s superiority for marketing effectiveness will last beyond five years, but it ignores people’s propensity to change behaviour as they get older.
At the end of every week, we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From Coca-Cola bringing back its much-lauded ‘Share a Coke’ campaign, to the rise and rise of Bluey, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
The retailer has sold its high street branches, but retains its WHSmith travel retail proposition, which now makes up 75% of its revenue.
David Hills will remain at Asda until later this year with the supermarket yet to announce his replacement.
Why are so many companies ditching the CMO? It’s happened before but this time around it feels like a seismic shift in how businesses view marketing leadership.