Category: Opinion

Mark Spicer of Snipp Interactive looks at how some key technologies and trends are impacting the loyalty industry

Next Generation Loyalty

Mark Spicer of Snipp Interactive looks at how some key technologies and trends are impacting the loyalty industry Most loyalty programs were conceived decades ago and...

Online marketing’s missing link

David Tymm of i-movo argues that digital coupons and vouchers can be the final link that completes online promotional campaigns Like those wearing sandwich boards...

Jo Coughlin of Mediator Communications reports back on the IPM’s first ever Partnership Marketing Conference, Creating the Perfect Blend

Partnership Marketing: the perfect blend

Jo Coughlin of Mediator Communications reports back on the IPM’s first ever Partnership Marketing Conference, Creating the Perfect Blend In an ever-changing marketing...

Julie Selby of Selby Marketing Services explores how clients and fulfilment houses can best work together to build effective and creative promotions

Can Fulfilment be Fulfilling?

Julie Selby of Selby Marketing Services explores how clients and fulfilment houses can best work together to build effective and creative promotions As a ‘fulfilment...

Vicki Folly of Blackjack Promotions looks at the power of cross-brand retail promotions and shares tips on how to create the greatest impact.

The brands went in two by two… hurrah! hurrah!

Vicki Folly of Blackjack Promotions looks at the power of cross-brand retail promotions and shares tips on how to create the greatest impact. From Laurel and Hardy to...

James Holmes of Limelight looks at some of the challenges associated with crowdsourcing competitions and why marketers need to think ahead when planning their campaigns.

Boaty McBoatface: crowdsourcing’s unknown unknowns

James Holmes of Limelight looks at some of the challenges associated with crowdsourcing competitions and why marketers need to think ahead when planning their campaigns....

Gift cards offer great flexibility in the range of promotions that can be created and the level of analytics that can be applied

Q&A with Steve Bradbery

Steve Bradbery, Vice President of International Product Solutions at global gift card provider SVS, answers questions on why gift cards should be a key part of any...

The IPM Diploma could be your passport to a glittering career in the promotional marketing industry, says Sophie Robertson of Spark & Fuse

Experiencing the IPM Diploma first hand

The IPM Diploma could be your passport to a glittering career in the promotional marketing industry, says Sophie Robertson of Spark & Fuse Three weeks ago, I...

Andrew Rae, Head of Promotions at The Black Tomato Agency and an expert in all things relating to prizes and promotions, answers the latest topical questions from industry insiders.

Q&A with Andrew Rae

Andrew Rae, Head of Promotions at The Black Tomato Agency and an expert in all things relating to prizes and promotions, answers the latest topical questions from...

Comment: Andrew Rae, Head of Promotions at The Black Tomato Agency, looks at prize promotions where the reward has an element of social responsibility.

Comment: Responsibility as a reward

COMMENT: Andrew Rae, Head of Promotions at The Black Tomato Agency, looks at the growth of prize promotions where the reward has an element of social responsibility....