Can Covid-19 help remove the stigma of mental health at work?
Matt BarkerLife under lockdown is sparking a shift in how brands recognise and prioritise mental health issues.
M&S cuts marketing spend by a third as it accelerates shift to digital
Ellen HammettMarks & Spencer is cutting its marketing spend by £50m this year, with much of that saving coming from TV and press as the retailer turns to social media amid the pandemic.
The Marketing Society names new CEO
Molly FlemingSophie Devonshire will take over from Gemma Greaves as boss of The Marketing Society at the end of June.
Morrisons marketing director departs after two months
Amrit VirdiCurrent group data and media director Matt McLellan will assume responsibility for the retailer’s marketing, customer and data teams.
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”.