Brand manager of the week: John Davies
06 Mar 2013
Brand manager, Smeg UK.
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Tontine came up with the novel concept of giving its pillows an expiry date in order to differentiate it from cheaper rivals Target and K-Mart in an unremarkable category.
Now that consumers have a plethora of platforms via which to complain about poor customer service, Suzy Bashford asks how brands can turn negative into positive.
From the Jimmy Savile scandal at the BBC to Starbucks' and Amazon's tax avoidance, corporate brands are learning that they must recognise public anger and act quickly to avoid repeating their mistakes, writes Jane Bainbridge.
Brand manager, Vaseline and Dove Men+Care, Unilever UK and Ireland
Coke's GB marketing director guided the brand through an eventful summer, but next year will bring a different type of challenge
Marketing catches up with WPP's chief executive to talk technology, emerging markets and the recession.
Is the tide now turning on the sea of famous faces appearing in advertising.
Price cuts dominate the retail market, but major brand-owners are keen to develop price promotions as a tool to build consumer loyalty and value sales, writes Stuart Derrick.
Nic Young, Futures director, Molson Coors Brewing Company