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Wine brand Stormhoek, based in South Africa’s ‘Cape of Storms’, is running a neck collar promotion across Great Britain giving consumers the chance to win £50 every day until the end of March, plus entry to a prize draw to win Stormhoek wine for a year.

Stormhoek runs cash prize promo

Wine brand Stormhoek, based in South Africa’s ‘Cape of Storms’, is running a neck collar promotion across Great Britain giving consumers the chance to win £50...

On-pack promotions are still an important part of the marketing mix despite the rise of online shopping, with new research finding that most consumers (66%) said promotions make brands more attractive. However, consumers also want the convenience which new technology can add to promotions, including recent developments such as online receipt validation.

Consumers still like on-pack promotions, but want extra convenience digital brings

On-pack promotions are still an important part of the marketing mix despite the rise of online shopping, with new research finding that most consumers (66%) said...

Easy-to-digest milk brand a2 Milk has just run a digitally-powered “Try Me Free” campaign to increase visibility in store at the point of purchase and drive trial.

a2 Milk runs ‘Try Me Free’ campaign

Easy-to-digest milk brand a2 Milk has just run a digitally-powered “Try Me Free” campaign to increase visibility in store at the point of purchase and drive trial....

Let’s get physical with the digital

Knowledgeable brand ambassadors and in-store activations offering hands-on experiences are key to driving consumer interest in new tech launches, says Zoe Brown of BD...

Essity, the Swedish health and hygiene group, is backing its new Cushelle Quilted toilet paper variant, launched in January, with an integrated below-the-line campaign aimed at helping drive awareness and trial of the new variant – which is claimed to be the brand’s “most cushiony-soft toilet tissue ever”.

Cushelle runs ‘Quiltiest’ integrated campaign

Essity, the Swedish health and hygiene group, is backing its new Cushelle Quilted toilet paper variant, launched in January, with an integrated below-the-line campaign...

Walkers, the UK’s biggest selling savoury snacking brand, has teamed up with ITV to capitalise on the Saturday ‘big night in’ sharing occasion by offering consumers the chance to win prizes live every Saturday night.

Walkers runs live promotions on ITV to drive sharing snack sales

Walkers, the UK’s biggest selling savoury snacking brand, has teamed up with ITV to capitalise on the Saturday ‘big night in’ sharing occasion by offering...

Price-based promotional activity in UK retailers has dropped to its lowest level for a decade, costing shoppers £3.7bn in savings, says IRI's Tim Eales

Price promotions out of favour as £3.7bn in discounts vanish from shops

Tim Eales of IRI looks at the implications of the massive fall in the number of price promotions in retailers Increasing pressure on UK retailers to be more...

The sooner the industry addresses its current gender salary imbalance, the more young talent it will attract, says Taffy Msipa of experiential marketing agency Sense.

Why the marketing gender pay gap could soon become a skills gap

The sooner the industry addresses its current gender salary imbalance, the more young talent it will attract, says Taffy Msipa of experiential marketing agency Sense. As...

A new campaign to support the launch of Super Juice, innocent’s most ‘nutritionally dense’ juice, is giving Londoners the chance to try the three recipes (Apple, Pear and Cucumber, Raspberry and Cherry, and Orange and Blood Orange) while out and about in the UK capital.

innocent Super Juice samples Londoners

A new campaign to support the launch of Super Juice, innocent’s most ‘nutritionally dense’ juice, is giving Londoners the chance to try the three recipes (Apple,...

To celebrate Mother’s Day 2018, Thorntons has been giving retailers the chance to ‘Pass the Love on’ with its latest competition.

Thorntons launches ‘Pass The Love On’ Mother’s Day promo for retailers

To celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday 11th March 2018, Thorntons has been giving retailers the chance to ‘Pass the Love on’ with its latest competition, offering...