Category: Opinion

Newspapers are the fastest-moving consumer goods industry of them all. David Tymm of i-movo explores what brand owners can learn from how they drive loyalty and turn customers into subscribers

Plucking Geese to get Golden Eggs

Newspapers are the fastest-moving consumer goods industry of them all. David Tymm of i-movo explores what brand owners can learn from how they drive loyalty and turn...

Prize packages need to be relevant to brands and consumers, says Justine Clement of The Happy Prize Company

Money can’t buy you love

Prize packages need to be relevant to brands and consumers, says Justine Clement of The Happy Prize Company A typical FMCG brand’s customer retention strategy relies...

Partnerships based on advanced sports analytics can lower costs and open up creative sales promotions opportunities around major sporting events, says Martin Bailey of Opia

Analytics: linking to major sporting events no longer fantasy football

Partnerships based on advanced sports analytics can lower costs and open up creative sales promotions opportunities around major sporting events, says Martin Bailey of...

Agile start-ups are subverting the grocery aisles – older brands must learn their tricks to stay ahead of them, says Sam Bannister of Brass Agency

Heritage Brands: Staying Relevant Amongst the Cool New Challengers

Agile start-ups are subverting the grocery aisles – older brands must learn their tricks to stay ahead of them, says Sam Bannister of Brass Agency You only have to...

There’s been a lot of negative comment about the ‘Winning Moments’ mechanic now being used in many prize promotions. But is the problem with the mechanic, or how promotions are being explained to consumers, asks Steve Berry of Emirat?

Are Winning Moments losing out unfairly?

There’s been a lot of negative comment about the Winning Moments mechanic now being used in many prize promotions. But is the problem with the mechanic, or how...

Gen Z accepts ads, but will ignore the ones that don’t deliver tangible value, says Vaughan Edmonds at global brand experience agency Sense. Image: Elijah O'Donnell, Unsplash

“Senator, we run ads”: why Generation Z offers brands a reason to be optimistic

Generation Z accepts ads, but will ignore the ones that don’t deliver tangible value, says Vaughan Edmonds at global brand experience agency Sense. It’s 10 April...

Digital sampling may sound like a contradiction – but there can be major advantages to injecting a digital element into the process of getting samples into people’s hands, says Dave Corlett of Ready

It’s sampling, Jim, but not as we know it

Digital sampling may sound like a contradiction – but there can be major advantages to injecting a digital element into the process of getting samples into people’s...

Paul Parry of Filmology, part of consumer engagement specialists Sodexo Neon, Headline Sponsor of the IPM Awards 2018, explains why marketers can’t afford to miss out on the latest films

Promotions with Star Power!

Paul Parry of Filmology, part of consumer engagement specialists Sodexo Neon, Headline Sponsor of the IPM Awards 2018, explains why marketers can’t afford to miss out...

Travel hubs offer fantastic spaces for a full spectrum of promotional activity ranging from sampling to immersive experiential activations, says Andrew Bodwick of SpaceandPeople

Travel hubs as platforms for brands to engage consumers

Travel hubs offer fantastic spaces for a full spectrum of promotional activity ranging from sampling to immersive experiential activations, says Andrew Bodwick of...

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” should be the mantra for travel marketers targeting Millennials, says Lucy Gillions of Jackanory

Using experiential to engage and involve Millennials drives travel bookings

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” should be the mantra for travel marketers targeting Millennials, says Lucy Gillions of...