10 Dec 2012
| by Nicola Kemp
Nicola Kemp unveils the top marketing moments of the past 12 months.
A series of "wrong" decisions surrounding how much tax Starbucks pays in the UK has led the global coffee chain to become the latest brand to suffer in "the age of damage", according to Havas' global chief executive David Jones, and he believes Google and Amazon will be next.
McDonald's secured the prestigious Grand Prix at the 2012 Marketing Society Awards for Excellence, held on Monday, for the role marketing has played in overhauling its UK business since 2006.
01 May 2012
| by Kim Benjamin
Unilever, ASOS, British Gas, McDonald's and John Lewis top the nominations shortlist for the 2012 Marketing Society Awards for excellence
Jonathan Gatward, Britvic GB marketing director, has said the 'Transform your patch' joint marketing campaign with PepsiCo UK will help the companies brands connect with consumers' "passion points" and their interest in communal events.
As the industry faces a period of unprecedented economic social and economic flux, Nicola Clark examines the consumer issues that will affect marketers most over the coming 12 months
06 Jan 2012
| by Jonathan Weeks and Laura Furniss
With the likes of Unilever and P&G putting sustainability at the heart of what they do, brands have to start planning for the future now, write Jonathan Weeks, director, and Laura Furniss, development manager, Ipsos MORI Marketing.
Mars is ramping up its corporate social responsibility (CSR) drive by overhauling its website to push its five "principles in action", which include a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero.
01 Feb 2011
| by Staff
As the 11 February deadline for entries to The Marketing Society Awards for Excellence 2011 approaches, we look at why you should be part of the annual event, which this year promises to be better than ever
Cadbury, Nestle, Starbucks, Tesco and Waitrose are among the brands taking part in this year's Fairtrade Fortnight, which will concentrate its main hub of activity on Facebook.