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Marketing Week Engage Awards: The magnificent winners

Wed, 22 May 2013

‘Gunslingers’ from the shortlisted brands in this year’s Marketing Week Engage Awards 2013 fought to the last to take home one of the coveted trophies.

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Wired for sound

Wed, 22 May 2013 | By Lou Cooper

Sonic identity: What we hear when experiencing a brand is key to forming a positive opinion of it, according to research, and many brands are now using sound to their advantage.

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Playing it safe

Wed, 15 May 2013 | By Mindi Chahal

Is fear of a social media scandal driving marketers to play it safe and revive old campaigns?

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Marketing to kids

2 May 2013 | By Lucy Tesseras

Are marketers facing a sharp slap from Government for pushing the boundaries?

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Pointless slogans are a waste of time

Wed, 15 May 2013 | By Mark Ritson

I despair for the big consumer brands. They’ve collectively lost the brand building plot. So small FMCG brands, it’s time to go after them.

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Putting the OOH factor back into advertising

Wed, 15 May 2013 | By David Burrows

More accurate audience measurement tools and new technology could make out-of-home the in-vogue channel.

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Marketers' working hours increasing more than other professions

Thu, 23 May 2013 | By Rosie Baker

Marketers working longer hours than two years ago and change jobs more frequently than people in other professions, report finds.

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Ford and Adidas use Champions League final to tout tech credentials Video

Thu, 23 May 2013 | By Sebastian Joseph

Brands set to unveil campaigns around innovation during the Champions League final.

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Facebook defends content policies after domestic violence controversy

Thu, 23 May 2013 | By Ronan Shields

Move comes as Nissan pulls ads placed against pages advocating domestic violence.

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Adidas reviews Garcia deal after 'fried chicken' Woods jibe Video

Thu, 23 May 2013 | By Sebastian Joseph

Golfer stands to lose millions if top sponsor terminates deal after accusations he made racist remarks about Tiger Woods.

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SABMiller looks to accelerate Pilsner Urquell growth

Thu, 23 May 2013 | By Russell Parsons

Company commits to matching UK success of Peroni

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BT Sport 'free' ads could face probe

Wed, 22 May 2013 | By Russell Parsons

Ad watchdog receives complaints ads promoting ‘free’ channel are misleading.

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Google lobbies brands on consolidated media buying

Wed, 22 May 2013 | By Ronan Shields

Study claims campaigns can be 33 per cent more effective if advertisers consolidate their cross-channel activity.

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