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 […]
British Red Cross raised £2.35 million in three hours during One Love Manchester, watched live by 22.6 million people. How did the charity’s donations platform cope with the massively increased influx of traffic? Chris Walker, CTO at digital agency Friday, which built the platform, explains: Friday’s involvement in One Love began at 1.30pm, Thursday 1 […]
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 […]
International Women’s Day may have been on March 9, but we here at MarComm News think women should be celebrated year round for their amazing work and not just in the marketing industry. But Marketing and Communication is our bread and butter so we have decided to feature a few women who we think are […]
Branding is more than an emblem, colour or typeface, it is a representation of a business, what it stands for and the way in which a customer perceives a company. Even for some of the most iconic British brands, a logo refresh every so often is important. Your branding must evolve as your company progresses […]
Momentum is building towards a sugar tax. What does this mean for Britain’s sugary brands? Earlier in March 2016, the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, stated unequivocally that the idea remains on the table. He was echoing a statement made by the Prime Minister in January, and advice issued by Public Health England in October. The […]