Coca Cola

Sponsors eye 2012 legacies

Cisco, Coca-Cola and EDF Energy claim London 2012 sponsorship can deliver long-term social value.

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Polar bear

Keeping your cool

17 May 2012 | By Michael Barnett

How cult brands can go mainstream without alienating customers.

Party

How to bring events up to gold standard

10 May 2012 | By David Burrows

With the world’s eyes turning towards the UK, the corporate hospitality industry has to opportunity to strike gold - if your event measures up.

Space Invaders

Losing the digital game

10 May 2012 | By Michael Barnett

Why the FTSE 100 is failing in its interactive marketing.

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Mark Ritson

The three stooges of marketing theory

‘Simply recording the fact that 23% of the sample thought your brand was a squid is not the point…’

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Coca-Cola kicks off Euro 2012 activity Video

Tue, 15 May 2012 | By Lara O'Reilly

TV spot features man so passionate about football he transforms into a giant red and white bird mascot.

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Greenpeace

Greenpeace ad banned

Wed, 16 May 2012

ASA tells eco-activists told not to use marketing that could lead to ‘illegal or anti-social behaviour’ in future.

Innocent

‘Inconsistent tone of voice will damage brands’

Wed, 16 May 2012

Brands need to use the same language in all communication with customers or risk creating a disconnect.

BT

BT student ads preferred to Adam and Jane

Wed, 16 May 2012

BT plans to make its student ads a long-term marketing commitment after finding the creative achieved its highest ever cut-through rates.

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‘Young marketers need to focus on basics to succeed’

Wed, 16 May 2012

Young marketers should not lose sight of the needs of the customer in the rush to progress up the ranks, according to Marketing Academy mentors.

Groupon

Groupon ad complaints continue to mount

Wed, 16 May 2012

Daily deals site continues to attract high number of complaints despite OFT ruling forcing a change in marketing practices.

Twitter

Twitter rolls out weekly digest emails

Tue, 15 May 2012

Brands set to advantage from Twitter’s new discovery tool that will showcase the most popular content of the last seven days.

mcdonalds

McDonald’s fires latest myth-busting salvo

Tue, 15 May 2012

Fast-food chain aims to bust remaining ‘myths’ tarnishing its image in UK with behind scenes website.

Talk Talk

BT and TalkTalk in dock over broadband speeds

Tue, 15 May 2012

Ofcom probe finds BT and TalkTalk were not giving consumers adequate information about likely broadband speeds early enough in the sales process.

Times

Times adopts ‘braver’ marketing approach

Tue, 15 May 2012

News International quality title to rely less on TV and more on long-lead PR and social media campaigns to drive subscriptions.

Marketing Academy

Marketing Academy celebrates young talent

Tue, 15 May 2012

The latest intake of young marketers joining the intensive coaching scheme has been unveiled and includes a bigger quota than ever of entrepreneurs.

Pzero

Pirelli plots PZero expansion

Tue, 15 May 2012

Formula 1 tyre manufacturer eyes European expansion for high-end fashion retail brand.

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