CREATIVE STRATEGY: T-Mobile sings its way to a higher plane
16 Dec 2010 | by Simon S Kershaw
When does advertising stop being advertising and become... something else? Hold that thought, because we'll be coming back to it on several levels.
It's time to stop being negative about advertising procurement. Research proves that it can help agencies become more efficient, writes Steve Lightfoot, communication procurement manager at the World Federation of Advertisers.
When does advertising stop being advertising and become... something else? Hold that thought, because we'll be coming back to it on several levels.
Mergers and acquisitions are undergoing what analysts call a 'modest recovery' at the moment. Globally the rate of growth in deals is strong, but absolute levels of activity remain subdued.
Following Google's recent algorithm changes to combat retailers looking for negative feedback, brands will have to be more alert than ever to bad reviews, writes Reform's Rosie Sayers.
The economics of financial PR firms have a lot in common with those of the medium-sized financial houses - what we used to call mid-cap brokers.
And so we approach the end of another tumultuous year in the PR business. A year in which we saw two of the biggest corporate crises of the 21st century so far, a new coalition Government and the latest steps in the technological revolution that continues to tear up the textbooks.
Not one of our political parties appears capable of defining itself. Not a good time to have a 'who are we, what are we?' crisis. Ed Miliband attempted another stilted relaunch this week. It was almost painful to watch as the boy leader decided to ask out the Liberal Democrats. It was awkward.
Brands and agencies will have to keep a close eye on the data they use as the Information Commissioner's Office reveals a new hard-line approach, writes Lewis Silkin's Phil James.
Technology is driving structural change in the newspaper industry, but the printed product remains the soul of the brand, writes Lawson Muncaster, managing director at City AM.
Google's rejected bid for US-based startup Groupon could signal a sea change in where marketing spend is heading, writes Mark Palmer, founder of Maverick Planet and non-executive director of RMM.