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Five minutes with Penny Wilson
In an age where social media output can make or break brand reputation, the ability to personalise digital output is a key brand touchpoint. Penny Wilson, chief marketing officer at Hootsuite, discusses the importance...
Rewind: MSN Messenger
MSN Messenger was once the favoured chat programme for teens everywhere. Yet, it fell into disuse when more comprehensive social networks were introduced. Could a shift in brand positioning have saved the brand from o...
Where everybody knows your name
The transformation of pub brands can help create places wherepeople want to be. Clive Woodger, founder of SCG International, analyses the state of pub and alcohol brands in the UK...
Smart, social and segmentation: Dubai Lynx, Day 3
In the Minority Report, Tom Cruise’s character walks through a fictional future city and is recognised at places like the Gap and targeted with a personalised, computerised video advert at the entrance to stores. Desp...
Facebook plays its cards right
London-based creative agency, Human After All, was appointed to create decks of business-to-business playing cards for Facebook to deal out its annual marketing statistics....
Social climbers: Luxury fashion insights
For luxury brands, social media is less about consumer-oriented marketing than it is about building a brand and engaging audiences in a long- term brand experience. Brittany Golob examines social insights in the luxur...
Social brand promoters
Brand promoters on social media are more common in developing countries, such as India and Brazil, shows research by online survey company, SurveyMonkey, and global marketing communications company, Ogilvy....
Luxury brands continue to resist social media
While the majority of consumer brands embrace social media as a tool for connecting with their customers, some luxury brands are yet to accept the medium for fear of losing their valuable exclusivity. A recent report by NetBase sho...
Greggs demonstrates social media crisis management
The speed of online sharing means that a brand can come up against damaging coverage at any point as Greggs found out yesterday. But the medium also allows for instant rectification. The official Greggs twitter feed provided a grea...