Many brands are missing out on driving growth through new commerce platforms as their marketing and sales teams are not structured to leverage these opportunities. This is the key finding from Zenith’s latest research: Five Commerce Imperatives for Marketers. Traditionally, brands have had separate sales and marketing teams, often with different objectives. Marketing teams need […]
Williams Murray Hamm (WMH), brand innovation, design and strategy agency, has set out a new creative direction with the launch of Waitrose & Partners’ new Free From range, on sale in stores from 22nd October. Free From is a completely new sub-brand concept within the Waitrose & Partners portfolio, and the first range to launch […]
The old adage that Christmas brings ‘goodwill to all men’ may chime more than jingle bells with UK retailers as new research reveals television advertising has been voted by UK consumers as the most persuasive medium for encouraging greater brand love and loyalty, above channels including social media, radio, newspapers and Google ads. With the […]
Kelkoo Group, the leading pan-European eCommerce advertising and shopping comparison service (CSS), has announced the appointment of Simon Reed as the new Commercial Director to drive sales and boost return on ad spend (ROAS) for the group’s partner retailers. Based out of group’s London headquarters Simon will have responsibility for building strategic client partnerships and […]
Mitchell & Ness announced it has signed a new international partnership with the National Football League (NFL). The deal starts from the 2018 season and is in addition to the brands existing license agreements with The National Basketball Association (NBA) and MLS (Major League Soccer). The NFL license agreement runs for two years across Europe and […]
Research released on October 4 has shown that retailers that focus their marketing budgets on social media and smartphone campaigns might be on the wrong track – across the UK, fewer than one in ten shoppers (9%) say that social media forms part of their purchase journey. In addition, more than half (54%) still use […]
Isobar India, the digital agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has bagged the digital mandate for Marks & Spencer (M&S). M&S is an iconic British retailer that offers fashionable and high-quality apparel and accessories across India. The agency won the account following a multi-agency pitch and will now manage it from its Delhi office. Commenting on […]
‘Toys that take them places’ is the theme of a new multi-media campaign for Very.co.uk to promote the online retailer’s toy range in the run-up to Christmas. The campaign, devised by St. Luke’s, features a 30-second TV commercial which premieres in the ad-break of ITV’s This Morning programme, at 11am on 1 October. This marks the first time Very, which […]
Hudson’s Bay is the newest chain of department stores to hit the Netherlands, with 13 stores open now, and another two coming soon. To lead the retail giant’s marketing drive, Amsterdam’s TBWA\NEBOKO has created a campaign to visualise the brand line ‘Everything comes to life at Hudson’s Bay’. The TV commercial follows the story […]
BigCommerce, the leading eCommerce platform for fast-growing and established brands, announced that it has signed expanded partnerships with partners Born Group and dotmailer to support the needs of BigCommerce’s growing base of European merchants. Additionally, BigCommerce announced new partnerships with several leading eCommerce agencies and technology providers, including full-service commerce agency GPMD, artificial intelligence (AI) search tool Klevu, content management […]