Getting personalisation to pay
When it comes to personalisation brands need to make the choice between using cookies or hard data, and whether to target individuals or devices, but what offers the best return on investment?
Secret Escapes CMO on driving acquisition through personalisation
Charlotte RogersHarnessing the power of data to develop a single customer view and drive personalisation is a big focus for online holiday provider Secret Escapes, which following a £41m cash injection is aiming to become a multi-billion pound company by 2020.
How to avoid being deleted by consumers
Charlotte RogersBrands need to get a grip on their direct marketing or risk being deleted by ‘overwhelmed’ consumers.
What next for Pokémon Go?
Charlotte RogersWith a move into wearable tech, in-game events and global expansion on the cards, Pokémon Go is devising new opportunities for brands to connect with its 20 million plus daily users.
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.