Virgin Trains’ Head of Social Content on quirky humour, avocados and measuring success
Emma Martell is Head of Social Content at Virgin Trains, and is due to speak at next month’s Festival of Marketing on ‘Harnessing the Power of Weird on Social’.
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.
A day in the life of… Pip Hulbert, CEO at Wunderman Thompson UK
Pip Hulbert is CEO of Wunderman Thompson UK, a creative, data, and technology agency of some renown.
Three key elements of a change management strategy for marketers
Change is ever-present for marketers, fuelled by the evolving nature of technology, consumer behaviour, and market conditions.
‘ACE’: Three techniques to create memorable customer experiences
Customer experience is top of mind for brands today and for good reason: consumer expectations have never been higher.
A day in the life of… Andy Whatley, SVP of Business Development at Instreamatic
Andy Whatley is SVP of Business Development at Instreamatic, an interactive voice-enabled audio advertising platform.
What agencies should know about clients (but probably don’t)
I’ve laughed at this cartoon for years. It was originally created by Gary Larson of The Far Side and captioned “The four personality types” – the job titles were added later. But they so beautifully demonstrate the perceptions that we have about each other, clients included.
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.
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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.
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… Pip Hulbert, CEO at Wunderman Thompson UK
Pip Hulbert is CEO of Wunderman Thompson UK, a creative, data, and technology agency of some renown.
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 […]
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