Trends
Playing it safe
Is fear of a social media scandal driving marketers to play it safe and revive old campaigns?
Youtility: Helping others to help yourself
A ‘help-not-hype’ mode of marketing is being championed in a new book and by brands such as Nivea and Hilton. Does it really work?
Gangnam Style marketing
How the world’s biggest brands are borrowing from the most-watched YouTube videos.
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Opinion
Pointless slogans are a waste of time
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.
Tactics
Putting the OOH factor back into advertising
More accurate audience measurement tools and new technology could make out-of-home the in-vogue channel.



