Brand manager of the week: John Davies
06 Mar 2013
Brand manager, Smeg UK.
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Although essential to many of us, these products depend on innovation to thrive.
As consumers grapple with the emotional fallout of the recession, brands can no longer merely say they are responsible, they must show it in every facet of their business, writes David Benady.
The horsemeat scandal has affected suppliers, global brands and retailers, writes Kim Benjamin.
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.
Zappos' director of customer loyalty talks to Jane Bainbridge about why he believes it has become famous for its customer service and how it is brought to the fore at the US online retailer's call centre.
For those people trying to find a reliable computer at an affordable price, and who were more interested in performance than design, Dell tended to be the PC of choice.
Marketers need to develop the ability to observe issues affecting their brand, use that information to develop a strategy, then act decisively at a pace to match their customers, writes Graham Oakes.