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How to make a great branded app

May 8th, 2013

A negative experience with a branded app can be toxic for consumers, the brand itself, and those involved in making the app. It can easily lead to an “apps don’t work” mentality on the brand side, and reputational damage. Read more  Read More

Media barter: your essential guide

April 24th, 2013

As economists argue about whether the UK is experiencing a double or triple dip recession, business efficiency is under the microscope and advertisers are under pressure to seek out new and creative ways of achieving cost savings. One solution they are turning to is media barter. Barter itself is an... Read more

Beauty tips: how to make-over consumer trust

April 11th, 2013

Beauty may be only skin deep but advertising needs to delve further to boost beauty brands’ engagement with consumers. The industry has been condemned for creating social standards and stereotypes of attractiveness and physique that an average person is unlikely to attain. Research on the effectiveness... Read more

How to turn branded content into powerful high-tech marketing with NFC

March 27th, 2013

Niklas Bakos of NFC specialist Tapit explains how and why marketers should be making near field communication as part of the mix in 2013 Touchscreen technology thrilled us a mere decade ago. Now we jab impatiently at our screens waiting to download yet another app required to reveal some new brand message.... Read more

CMO resilience

March 11th, 2013

Partner of the iOpener institute for People & Performance, Jessica Pryce-Jones The role of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is changing apace. The recession has increased the pressure on marketers to deliver results and be able to clearly demonstrate the impact of those results on the bottom line.... Read more

How marketers can make the most of Facebook Graph Search

February 18th, 2013

Simon Robinson, senior director Marketing & Alliances EMEA, Responsys: Google has dominated the field of search for some time now, with its SEO expertise, ads and keyword monitoring. But this year a new play from Facebook looks to take search into a new, social territory and this could have major... Read more

Social CRM doesn’t exist

February 12th, 2013

Kitcatt Nohr Digitas, planning director, Lazar Dzamic, Social CRM is seen as the new discipline du jour. But this label is creating widespread confusion, both among agencies and their clients at a time when we need clarity. Read more  Read More