Nearly half (45%) of UK adults plan to buy from certain brands and retailers less in the future specifically because of how those companies have responded to the current pandemic, with Sports Direct and Wetherspoons suffering as Tesco grows in favourability, according to new research.
Microsoft is replacing up to 50 journalists and replacing them with AI robots designed to pick suitable news stories.
This pandemic is the first worldwide crisis taking place in an era of ‘viral’ content sharing and accelerated marketing landscape. Katrina Russell, Project Director at Sign Salad, explores how specific brands, from Crocs to Oatly, have adapted key visual and language cues convey the changing cultural meanings of a brand’s values and build connections with … [Read more…]
ITV’s “Apart. But Never Alone” advert is the most moving coronavirus campaign in the UK (so far), ahead of NHS’s “Stay At Home” and Jack Daniels’ ”With Love, Jack”, according to new research.
Today’s brands are increasingly using more music to help tell their stories to consumers. As a result of this, there is now increasing demand for stock music. Kate Cooper, Music Producer at Shutterstock discusses how contrary to belief, stock allows creatives to be employed in their profession whilst they work on their personal portfolios of … [Read more…]
Tone of voice is a crucial component of a brand’s identity and new channels of digital communication, such as messaging apps, all need subtly different approaches to make them effective. Julien Rio, Director of Marketing of RingCentral Engage Digital, outlines 5 tips for ensuring consistent messaging across all your digital communications.
Budweiser has reworked a classic commercial spot from 21 years ago, using digital technology to bring the ‘Whassup’ ad into the age of the quarantine, along with a new series of ads featuring current stars.
The UK’s social distancing measures due to coronavirus are having a measurable impact on the amount of time people are spending with digital and traditional media, with TV time among adult viewers up 10 minutes per day in 2020, according to new research.
Netflix has seen subscriber numbers surge this year, as lockdowns around the world led to almost 16 million people creating accounts to the online video streaming service.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to cuts to all forms of marketing activity in the UK, dropping 6.1% overall, but marketers are being urged to think twice before pulling spend, according to the latest IPA Bellwether report.