Christmas is fast approaching and our TV screens, shops and homes are already awash with red, green, gold and white – the key colours we associate with this time of year. But why does Christmas have specific colours, and how do they affect our mood and behaviour at this time of year? Green and red […]
Keep up or get left behind. Businesses, and creative and marketing agencies in particular, need to accept that with advancing tech, newer and better propositions, and the rising expectations of today’s consumers, what worked a treat yesterday won’t necessarily cut it tomorrow. We need to focus on developing new model propositions that deliver commercial success, […]
Online retail is in the midst of its biggest surge of the year, with Cyber Monday set to capitalise on the busy run-up to Christmas. This event provides great pivot for brands to drive online revenue, but a far greater opportunity lies in optimising for this channel throughout the year. Here’s how to get noticed and […]
Stock video company Dissolve recently poked fun at the lengths many will go to in order to capture the Millennial market in its video, This Is A Generic Millennial Ad. While many brands may be guilty of committing some of the stereotypical ‘crimes’ portrayed in the film, including ‘unforgettable’ moments, internet slang, and a large […]
Fans of competitive baking eagerly awaited the return of the Great British Bake Off (GBBO) on Channel 4 at the end of August. Now in its eighth series, the popular prime-time amateur baking competition is still a hit with viewers, despite the news earlier in the year that it was moving from the BBC to […]
Whether it be FMCG, Leisure & Entertainment, Healthcare, Technology, it’s hard to find a sector these days that doesn’t have prominent portfolio groups existing within it. A question I’m frequently asked is what role the parent brand should have with the sub-brands in a portfolio business. It’s an interesting question, and we need to start […]
It may seem simple, but taking the time to listen and get under the skin of your clients’ challenges can make the difference between work that is mediocre or truly effective. Whatever kind of agency you’re at, if you work in client services it’s likely that you’re faced with a familiar challenge: the need to […]
We can barely endure some marketing messages for 30 seconds without mentally switching off. So how did Santander manage to get sceptical millennials to endure 17 minutes (yes that’s right, it’s not a typo, seventeen minutes)? The answer is ‘film’. Brand films can sometimes be style over function and merely created to win awards and […]
Long gone are the days when film was purely seen as the reserve of large corporations with big budgets for television ads, as the gargantuan beast that is The Internet offers multiple platforms for businesses of any size to reach out and connect with targeted audiences via video. The medium of moving pictures is quickly […]
Independent marketing agency OLIVER, created an infographic detailing the quickly growing Generation Z, which will be ruling the market sooner than you might think. The infographic highlights various aspects of the Gen Z life and helps us predict what their impact on the marketing world may end up being. One essential part of a Gen Z’s […]