The biggest ecommerce sales events in Asia: From 9/9 to 12/12
Most people are quite familiar with ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ shopping holidays by now.
Should you bid on your competitors’ brand terms? A simple test for PPC
Basecamp recently ran a PPC ad firing back at Google over the fact that they have to pay them what they called a “ransom” so that they appear at the top of the search results.
With competitor brand bidding back in the news, Clicteq’s Wesley Parker shares a simple framework he uses to decide whether it’s a good idea or not.
Should you bid on your competitors’ brand terms? A simple test for PPC
In the last couple of weeks the competitor and brand bidding debate has once again reared its ugly head when Basecamp.com ran this controversial ad below.
Will direct-to-physician pharma marketing be the same after Purdue Pharma?
On Sunday night, embattled pharma firm Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy. The maker of the painkiller OxyContin has been facing lawsuits from an estimated 2,600 government entities and other groups and had struck a tentative deal to settle many of them for somewhere between $10bn to $12bn.
Seven lessons every company can learn from the death of MoviePass
After more than a year of struggles, the beleaguered movie ticket subscription service MoviePass is shutting down.
A day in the life of… Alex Igelsböck, CEO at data intelligence platform Adverity
Adverity is a data intelligence platform allowing marketers to aggregate, manage and analyse data. We caught up with CEO Alex Igelsböck to find out more, and ask him how he does what he does. Please describe your job: What do you do? Alexander Igelsböck: My job is orchestrating the Adverity venture. As CEO of Adverity […]
AI in marketing: How to find the right data sources
Valuable marketing insights are hard to find in the mountains of data many marketers are now faced with – resurfacing them requires more sophistication than manual methods can deliver.
Social Chain’s Amy Miller on brand podcasts: The key is “it really needs to stand out”
Earlier this year, social media marketing agency Social Chain created a new agency entirely dedicated to the production and distribution of brand podcasts.
A day in the life of… Damon Westbury, Interim Managing Director for EBX
Damon Westbury is Interim MD at European Broadcaster Exchange (EBX), a joint venture founded by some of Europe’s largest TV broadcasters (including Channel 4) to address the demand for brand-safe environments and high-quality online video campaigns. Westbury joined EBX from Clear Channel and has previously held roles at Microsoft. He tells us: “After starting my […]
The best digital marketing stats we’ve seen this week
Read on for this week’s digital stats roundup, which includes news about cart abandonment, fast-growing brands, luxury shopping, and programmatic advertising.
12 tips to manage the human side of omnichannel transformation
The shift toward a more customer-centric, omni-channel approach to marketing is a fundamental transformation affecting many industries.
Does Puma’s new NYC flagship store deliver on its experiential retail promise?
Increasingly it seems like New York’s Fifth Avenue is becoming the destination for sneaker brands, and, following Adidas and Nike, the latest resident is Puma, which has opened its first US flagship at number 609.
Accept your competitor’s returns: new retail strategy?
The past several years have been very difficult for traditional retailers with brick-and-mortar footprints. Changing consumer habits, driven in large part by the rise of online retail, have led to thousands of store closures in the US and UK.
The new age of audio: What does it mean for advertising?
We are currently in a new age of audio opportunity and potential.
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An introduction to direct-to-consumer brands and their marketing
Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands sell their product directly to consumers, taking away the need for third-party retailers, wholesalers, and other middlemen.
The fintech revolution and its effect on customer experience in financial services
Over the past several years, a clear digital revolution has been taking place in the financial services industry.
With cookies under attack, the IAB Tech Lab calls for new tracking standards
From Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) in Safari to Mozilla’s Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) in Firefox, cookies, the primary means through which marketers track consumers on the web, are under attack.
Identity verification is now an important GDPR issue
The GDPR was designed to help protect consumers’ data but one of the rights granted to consumers by the GDPR appears to have unintended consequences that threaten consumers.
How Facebook’s record $5bn settlement with the FTC will affect marketers
Facebook has entered into a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that will see the world’s largest social network pay a record-setting $5bn fine and submit to greater oversight of its practices.
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A day in the life of… Alex Igelsböck, CEO at data intelligence platform Adverity
Adverity is a data intelligence platform allowing marketers to aggregate, manage and analyse data. We caught up with CEO Alex Igelsböck to find out more, and ask him how he does what he does. Please describe your job: What do you do? Alexander Igelsböck: My job is orchestrating the Adverity venture. As CEO of Adverity […]
A day in the life of… Damon Westbury, Interim Managing Director for EBX
Damon Westbury is Interim MD at European Broadcaster Exchange (EBX), a joint venture founded by some of Europe’s largest TV broadcasters (including Channel 4) to address the demand for brand-safe environments and high-quality online video campaigns. Westbury joined EBX from Clear Channel and has previously held roles at Microsoft. He tells us: “After starting my […]
A day in the life of… Adrian Mooney, Global Marketing Director for Digital at Britvic plc
Adrian Mooney is Global Marketing Director for Digital at Britvic plc. He has won numerous awards for creativity and effectiveness, including in a previous role as Sauces Marketing Director at Heinz, and he managed Tata’s drinks portfolio across EMEA. Mooney, along with Britvic CMO Matt Barwell, will be speaking at the Festival of Marketing 2019. […]
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