Awareness vs familiarity: Nokia on the challenge of transitioning from B2C to B2B
Nokia has very high awareness but customers are no longer familiar with what the brand does after shifting its focus from B2C to B2B.
Brands must be more than passive observers in the fight against toxic masculinity
Helen JamesThere is a clear opportunity for brands to help redefine masculinity but a single campaign won’t cut it. It must come from a deeper, collective effort across everything from the stories they tell and the behaviours they normalise to the identities they promote.
‘We’ve lost our way’: New IPA president highlights issue of ‘short-termism’
Grace GollaschIn an address to industry leaders and IPA members, new IPA president Karen Martin highlighted key challenges facing the ad industry, including short-term thinking, over-reliance on AI and a disconnect from human creativity.
‘A blank sheet of paper’: Tesco’s marketing boss on the power of ‘restless’ leadership
Amrit VirdiA “belief in data” and desire to push boundaries is informing Tesco group customer director Becky Brock’s vision for the retail giant.
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.