Helen Edwards on Branding: Come fly with me
20 Oct 2011
British Airways and easyJet's big-money ads couldn't be more different - yet neither hits the mark.
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If your portfolio of brands is exposed to the volatility of the so-called 'basket-case' economies of Europe, you are probably drawing up contingency plans, preparing for the worst.
British Airways and easyJet's big-money ads couldn't be more different - yet neither hits the mark.
For a brand to truly stand out it, has to express authentic values, write Simon John of Brand Matters and Ian Haughton of Handsome Brands.
"What's the idea?" For one of my favourite art directors, this is the worst accusation to be directed at a piece of a work, because, of course, what he means to say is: "I don't see any idea."
Airmiles, the UK travel loyalty programme, is to be renamed Avios, following the merger of British Airways and Iberia to create IAG, sparking criticism that the change will confuse its customers
It has been years coming: the BA campaign tasked with re-instilling trust in this country's flagship carrier airline is about to break.
Travel advertising. Should be a doddle, eh? It's a subject we all love. And its raw materials - photography and traveller's tales - should make for great visuals and copy. Why is so much of it so bad?
Emirates risks disturbing consumers with a strapline that hints at behind-the-scenes problems.
The weather has a major impact on consumer behaviour and marketers should plan accordingly. Ross Webster, The Weather Channel's managing director of sales, European markets, gives the forecast.
Marketing is a people business, so much so that Marketing's Power 100 list provides a unique industry barometer of the world of brands. So what does this year's ranking tell us?