Marketoonist on the silo effect
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne
Is the KPI still a good indicator of performance?
Johnny CorbettWhen we translate ‘key performance’ indicator to mean ‘metric’ we miss the chance to ask bigger and more important questions.
‘Meaningless language’ banished to Marketing Week’s Room 101
Grace GollaschTop marketers from TUI, Diageo and Trainline banished “meaningless language” from the industry, arguing it waters down marketing’s impact and causes confusion.
‘Lessons learned the hard way’: Marketers on the mistakes they made while building sustainable brands
Amrit VirdiMarketing leaders from Abel & Cole, Who Gives A Crap and Allplants share their trials and tribulations from working to become a sustainable brand.
Coca-Cola’s name game and the disappearance of WHSmith: Your Marketing Week
Russell ParsonsAt 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.
WHSmith brand to disappear from UK high streets as sale agreed
Amrit VirdiThe retailer has sold its high street branches, but retains its WHSmith travel retail proposition, which now makes up 75% of its revenue.
Asda’s customer chief steps down to join Jet2
Jasper BaumannDavid Hills will remain at Asda until later this year with the supermarket yet to announce his replacement.
The increasing disappearance of the CMO role should be a wake-up call the industry
Secret MarketerWhy 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.