Over half of UK consumers (53 percent) prefer to buy goods and services from companies that stand for a shared purpose that reflects their personal values and beliefs, and are ditching those that don’t, according to new research from Accenture. The fourteenth annual Accenture Strategy Global Consumer Pulse Research – ‘From Me to We: The Rise of the […]
Eight in 10 companies experienced trademark infringement in 2018, up from 74% in 2017. This is according to the latest research from CompuMark, the industry leader in trademark research and protection. Forty percent of respondents said they had experienced 1-10 cases of infringement, while 22% experienced 11-20. While the top three consequences of trademark infringement […]
Instagram is the most popular platform for football content amongst fans, with 41% logging-in while watching matches, showing the significance its holds over sports marketing. A new piece of research, conducted by Media Chain, one of the largest social-first publishers in the world, sheds a light on content consumption and the social habits of the […]
Cadbury Creme Egg, the Mondelēz-owned chocolate brand, has revealed a major new integrated campaign, ‘Hunt the White Creme Egg’. The initiative was developed in partnership with creative agency ELVIS. The campaign, which includes TV, print, OOH, digital, social, instore, PR and media partnership activity, announces the return of the coveted white Creme Eggs. It seeks […]
What are the favourite brands of under 30s audiences? Not what you’d expect… Much is said about how this audience are obsessed with social media. They carefully curate their personal brands, meticulously retouching their selfies and wearing the right gear at all times. It’d be easy to consider this audience as preening, as being totally […]
Global marketing strategy and transformation business CLEAR part of the M&C Saatchi Network, announced the findings of the inaugural ‘Experience Gap’ study. Based on an online survey of more than 34,000 people across the US, UK, Germany and China, the report ranks 225 brands across 8 categories, based on how well they align advertising and […]
Corporate brands that combine a clear sense of purpose with the ability to deliver a complete brand experience are best placed to thrive in the future, according to the 2018 FutureBrand Index – the major perception study of the world’s biggest companies. The Index, published on October 9, re-orders PwC’s Global Top 100 – the […]
The omnipotence of social media means that brands face a stark challenge to remain relevant to an ever-evolving Generation Z being forced to live BETA test their identity, reveals the findings of a new white paper by leading youth creative agency ZAK. As the first generation to truly come of age during the social […]
Most brands and businesses are trying to cope with the challenges caused by a digital world that never stands still, none more so than the fashion and beauty industries. A packed calendar of events across the globe sees brands constantly unveiling new looks for style-conscious consumers to apply to their clothing, hair and make-up. Add […]
Too many major brands are coming late to the party and/or delivering paper-thin token gestures in their ‘show’ of support for causes, says Sense’s Ciara Garratt. Have you noticed how every brand is trying to prove a point at the moment? How every product you pick up in the supermarket now boldly states its protein content? Or, […]