While many brands are starting to act as publishers, one brand is taking the opposite approach. Worried about adding to a constant stream of brand noise, Brompton’s marketing boss is betting on fewer, better stories told by the people who actually ride its bikes.
Hannah Bowler
Zalando is one of Europe’s biggest advertisers, but its ambitions stretch far beyond traditional marketing. Under James Rothwell, the company is pushing to behave less like a retailer and more like a publisher.
Hannah Bowler
Branded entertainment didn't live up to the early hype. Now, with ad performance dropping off and entertainment financing under strain, brands and producers are starting to look for each other once more. But how can these partnerships truly work for both parties in the future? Hannah Bowler reports.
Hannah Bowler
Global campaigns don’t fail on grammar when it comes to translations, they fail on nuance. This piece argues that translation gets you on the pitch, but only real cultural fluency turns a global brand into a local one people actually care about.
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In an era of fragmented media, brands are tempted to be everywhere at once. Pandora's marketing director Stephanie Legg argues for doing fewer things better. Here she discusses Schuh’s fight to regain cultural relevance to why CMOs must own the full funnel.
Hannah Bowler
