Tom Fishburne – The Marketoonist 12/12/13
Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne
Fashion and electrical retailers cut prices to lure Christmas shoppers
Sarah VizardRetailers such as Tesco, New Look, Currys and French Connection will offer up to 50 per cent off fashion and electricals this weekend as figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers show that average prices at non-food retailers dropped by 42 per cent this week.
Space age thinking
Lucy TesserasVirgin Galactic’s commercial director talks about marketing the inaugural flight, the importance of partnership deals and it is accepting Bitcoins.
Facebook claims TV is no longer ‘prime time’
Lara O'ReillyFacebook is making a play directly for marketers’ TV budgets, according to a leaked presentation for its user-initiated video ad units, which claims “TV is no longer a guaranteed way to reach and engage your target audience”.
The Week in Tech: Apple slims down the iPhone and Spotify offers lossless audio at last
Josh StephensonMarketing Week’s weekly round-up of the technology stories that impact the marketing sector: from AI to martech, regulation to public perceptions.
Primark pledges to ramp up spend in ‘consumer-facing activity’
Amrit VirdiThe retailer says future investment in digital and above the line campaigns will be “higher”, as it hails “good” results from its first UK TV push.
Ben & Jerry’s founders call for brand to be ‘freed’ after being ‘silenced by Unilever’
Grace GollaschThe co-founders are calling for independence from a new ice cream division spun out of Unilever to enable Ben & Jerry’s to “honour its mission”.
An effectiveness case for designing distinctive online shopping experiences
Dave JonesEcommerce sites often stick to boring templates, but there’s clear evidence for the commercial benefits of making them stand out from the crowd.