Biggest brands: Top 100 advertisers 2010
23 Mar 2010 | by Nicola Clark
Many major brands were forced to scale back their marketing budgets during 2009, allowing those that maintained or grew their adspend to take advantage of reduced media costs.
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While the recession cut a swathe through above-the-line media channels, digital marketing grasped the opportunity to prove itself, writes Adam Woods.
Many major brands were forced to scale back their marketing budgets during 2009, allowing those that maintained or grew their adspend to take advantage of reduced media costs.
Procter & Gamble has upped its advertising spend nearly 13% to remain the UK's biggest spender on above-the-line advertising.
The combination of an economic downturn, cheaper direct marketing channels and pressure from the green lobby has led to a 6% drop in direct mail spend, but while brands are getting better at targeting the right people, the industry still has a long way to go before it sheds its 'junk mail' tag.
The value of the top grocery brands has withstood the consumer shift toward bargain-hunting amid the gathering economic gloom.
Health, environmental and budget concerns have all driven shifts in consumer spending patterns.
LONDON - The need for activation in sponsorship and traditional field marketing led to the growth of experiential. Now agencies are moving into other areas to fit in with clients' demands for greater levels of involvement.
The days of pure sales promotion look numbered as brand tie-ups and collaborations gain in popularity, writes Robert Gray.
Less fat, less salt, less sugar - the only thing not diminishing is the value of the UK's stellar FMCG brands, writes Jane Simms.
Major multiples are benefiting from consumers' taste for goods at both ends of the quality and premium spectrum.