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A check list to remove promotional marketing risk

Bill Douetil, founder and director of global consultancy service Marketing Risk, sets out some simple steps marketers can take to reduce their exposure to risk.

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How Sainsbury's leveraged the Paralympics

Lorraine Horley, head of client services at Fotorama, looks at why Sainsbury's did so well from its association with last year's London Paralympic Games

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The Importance of training experiential staff

Helen Hanson, founder and director of Hel’s Angels, says that experiential agencies and staffing companies must invest time and resources in training students they recruit as Brand Ambassadors.

RESEARCH

Differentiation key to winning shopper loyalty, says study

Multichannel loyalty campaigns that create emotional connections through differentiation are key to winning and retaining customers in today’s tough retail environment, according to new research.

Promotional products drive action

Half the UK public say they have taken action after receiving a promotional product, compared with only 19% for TV advertising, 11% for online ads, 10% for print and 9% for direct mail.

Advertising spend shows small increase

Advertising spend grew 0.8% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2012 to a total of £4bn, according to AA/Warc figures.

It’s promotions, not ads, that sway Xmas consumers

84% of consumers are planning to use a promotion when carrying out their Christmas food shop.

Consumers want personal contact in high tech buying

Technology brands are not engaging in enough in-store activity, according to new research amongst consumers.

promomarketing.info reader survey iPad winner

Tony Stacey, marketing manager at the HTA won the iPad offered as an incentive for filling in our reader survey