The explosion of digital has brought changes in the marketing world, including creating roles for people with technical data skills. But in a male-dominated sector, how can women be heard and valued? TMW Unlimited’s Anna Foster shares her thoughts on how to overcome the challenges.
Pierre Woreczek, chief brand and strategy officer at McDonald’s Europe.
If the performance marketing industry wants to keep up with the increasing trends of mobile, big data and programmatic, it needs effective strategies for cross-device tracking, channel ‘de-duplication’, attribution and data protection laws, says OMG’s Stephen Rumbelow.
Digital partner marketing is essential to attract new customers and drive profitable sales outside paid search, says Performance Horizon’s Malcolm Cowley. Applying the right software to the right strategy while keeping an eye on the most important asset – customers – is crucial.
Affiliate marketers need to push ahead with commercial models that reward the unsung contribution of the sector, says Affiliate Window’s Kevin Edwards, adding that taking up the non-sales focus of affiliate activity will prove critical in the coming years
Experiential marketing is a powerful tool for brands, but delivering great campaigns must involve brilliant creativity, flawless execution and a rigorous scientific approach to developing strategy, argues Wim Van der Borght.
Reality entertainment is forcing brands to rethink the fictional content they base their marketing on. If executed with the authenticity required, experiential can solve many of the challenges faced by advertisers today, says Sense’s Alex Smith.
Undercurrent’s Damian Clarke and Neville Close set out the philosophy, strategy and disciplines of growing an experiential business.
The key to creating the ideal exhibition stand is dependent on more than only available space and size, says drp’s Edward Vickery. The hybrid approach offers brands five key strategies to maximise their return on investment.
Experiential marketing is back in fashion, says Cackle Street’s Steven Gordon-Wilson. But brands must take a comprehensive approach to their marketing and understand that experiential is now an event, not just another campaign.
‘No brand is an island, entire of itself, every brand is a piece of a market, a part of an occasion’. So brands working together in an integrated multi-discipline occasion based experiential activity are so much more engaging, says Brand Belief’s Brian George.
Brand View’s Dave Howard outlines the essential ways to optimise strategy and turn marketing, advertising and communications into effective sales generators.
Gift cards can boost promotions and help build long-standing relationships with staff and customers, says Sarah Chesterton at Sainsbury’s Business Direct. They are easy to administer, cost-effective, secure and easy to use –making them an ideal choice
Creative Translation’s Luke Innes says in order for brands to successfully adapt their global message overseas, they need to review their brand identity first and tailor it for each new market if they want to meet the expectations of local audiences.