Ritson: Pre-testing ads is not divisive, it’s a no-brainer
Mark RitsonAgencies will complain pre-testing snuffs out the creative spark, but in reality it helps brands identify the best-performing ads and make them even better.
Agencies will complain pre-testing snuffs out the creative spark, but in reality it helps brands identify the best-performing ads and make them even better.
Rather than only prioritising training for their teams, marketing leaders should carve out time for learning and rethink what ‘upskilling’ really means.
Analysing £1.8bn of media investments across the UK, a post-Covid/Brexit advertising effectiveness study found profitability varies greatly by media, with TV the greatest driver of overall profit volume.
While its tactics will evolve, the fast food giant believes the consistency of its overarching marketing strategy is what grounds the brand.
Oddlygood is launching the UK on the back of a seven-figure investment at a tough time for the plant-based category. But it hopes that by doing the hard work now, it can reap the rewards in the future.
The car manufacturer built its marketing team just four months ago but has already abandoned the endeavour.
The retailer, which has traditionally focused on in-store shopping only, also plans to roll out its click-and-collect initiative to all stores in Great Britain.
From positivity and clarity to the need for humility, speaking to a number of top marketing leaders has revealed five common traits that all possess.
AI is making strides in retail personalisation and marketing content creation, and will continue to be a game-changer alongside expert human judgement.
Alongside making time to meet interesting people and learning to ask for help, the Booking.com brand boss believes embracing difficult conversations is key to a happy working life.
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P&G is seeking to grow the categories it operates in as it pursues volume growth, utilising its increased marketing spend to do so.
The supermarket says its loyalty scheme, Asda Rewards, is acting as a “key revenue driver” for the business.
Marketers should borrow from the ‘duck-rabbit illusion’ when thinking about what their marketing plan is trying to achieve to ensure direct marketing activity isn’t compromised by an injection of emotion and brand-building campaigns aren’t undermined by focusing on product.
In an environment dominated by deadlines and delivery, are marketers letting their soft skills suffer?
At the end of every week, we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From the impact of marketing budgets being cut to the value of longevity, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
Not only having to deal with a gender pay gap, women in marketing are more likely to take on additional responsibility without an uplift in pay. It’s a problem with no easy solutions but bubbling frustrations.
Exclusive data from Marketing Week’s 2024 Career & Salary Survey reveals the gender pay gap for full-time workers has improved, but only by a minimal 0.5 percentage points.
With stints at LVMH, Estée Lauder and Makeup by Mario under her belt, Estrid’s first chief brand officer Nico Morga Alden’s “risk prone” approach to her career has served her well.
Women’s career progress and salaries take a dive when they become mums, not because they become less good at their job but because policies around parental leave and childcare continue to be biased.
Women’s health is a $1trn per year opportunity yet brands are still failing to represent and communicate to women in a meaningful way.
See the cookie apocalypse as an opportunity to ditch flawed forms of measurement in a quest for greater accuracy.
Brands act to accelerate the value of a business model rather than being assets in themselves. Framing brands as standalone assets will simply serve to alienate finance.
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Mars introduced a tool that uses “behavioural philosophy” to predict the impact of creative in driving sales in 2020, part of its eternally evolving effectiveness effort.
Having the right people at the heart of effectiveness programmes is the difference between succeeding and failing.
B2B marketers have long leaned on lead generation as a way to quantify their contribution to revenue, however, with many recognising it can be a blunt measure, is there a better way for marketing to showcase its contributions?
Solving the increasing burden of responsibilities on marketers doesn’t come with any easy answers. But from increasing the profession’s presence in the boardroom to changing the culture of overwork, there are things that can be done.
Marketers should cease pontificating about the validity of CMOs and their time in post, and start focusing on how to do the job better.
Five top marketers from a range of businesses share their outlook for the future of marketing leadership, from struggles with role fragmentation to the need to be deep collaborators.
High levels of inflation have forced many brands to lean on increased prices as a lever of sales growth. This year, growth will have to come from elsewhere, presenting marketers with a huge challenge.
Maintaining a balance between price and footfall growth is a “North Star” for the McDonald’s business, which hopes its growing loyalty scheme will help it further step up its pricing strategy.
Escaping dependence on price promotions is a tough challenge, but it’s achievable with Mark Ritson’s systematic approach.
Today’s consumers are inundated with media vying for their attention, as delegates heard at this year’s Festival of Marketing. So how can cultivating ‘fandom’ help brands cut through?
True emotional connections between brands and customers boost revenue as well as retention, but marketers need an accurate understanding of the key trigger moments.
Consumer interest in eBay’s fashion offerings skyrocketed this year, thanks to a campaign from agency DEPT that bridged TikTok, TV and everything in between.