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Research predicts Halloween retail spending to reach £367m
46 percent of UK shoppers will be getting involved in the spooky occasion, but this rises to 70 percent for those with children finds research by Savvy. New research...
Young people more at risk of falling for prize draw scams, says new research
Young people are far more vulnerable to being scammed than their grandparents, despite the archetypal image of a scam victim is someone who is elderly and isolated,...
Analytics: linking to major sporting events no longer fantasy football
Partnerships based on advanced sports analytics can lower costs and open up creative sales promotions opportunities around major sporting events, says Martin Bailey of...
Heritage Brands: Staying Relevant Amongst the Cool New Challengers
Agile start-ups are subverting the grocery aisles – older brands must learn their tricks to stay ahead of them, says Sam Bannister of Brass Agency You only have to...
“Senator, we run ads”: why Generation Z offers brands a reason to be optimistic
Generation Z accepts ads, but will ignore the ones that don’t deliver tangible value, says Vaughan Edmonds at global brand experience agency Sense. It’s 10 April...
Using experiential to engage and involve Millennials drives travel bookings
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” should be the mantra for travel marketers targeting Millennials, says Lucy Gillions of...
Customer data and promotional marketing – four areas to focus on
Jim Conning of Royal Mail Data Services (RMDS) provides some practical advice for how to use customer data in promotions, based on new research Accurate, comprehensive...
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...
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...
How to make your Christmas campaign stand out
It may be roasting outside, but for marketers, Christmas is just around the corner. Maddie Cullen of Ready Agency provides some tips on targeting consumers during the...