To have your product sold out in stores thanks to it being the centre of a surprise viral frenzy on TikTok has been all in a day’s work for Little Moons marketing director Ross Farquhar. The hashtag #littlemoons has racked up over 204 million views on TikTok, snowballing after one TikTok user posted a video.
By Arran Roberts CIM – Digital Marketing Manager at EQUUS. In what has been a very different few months from “The Norm”, I’m sure you are as excited as I am for the day when phrases such as “Social Distancing”, “Stop the Spread” and “Covidiots” are locked in an archive, never to be heard from.
Hype brand collaborations are forging new paths to growth by accessing untapped sub-cultures. Find out how in this analysis of the Sprite x Jeff Staple collaboration How much would you pay for a biscuit? If you were really, really hungry you might offer, what, double? They are, after all, consumables. A couple of bites and.
Guest blog post from Jim Kinloch, Conversion Detectives, a creative content marketing agency in Herts – Content Marketing Gold Everything online is content. Not everything online is original. Where to Start with Content? What we’re talking about here is being a mite more creative with what we put on our website, our email and our.
If you’ve been on LinkedIn lately, you’ve probably seen the phrase ‘personal brand’ pop up a few times. Used to describe the amazing potential that can come from consistent and relevant posting over LinkedIn, a personal brand is a key part of business relationship building that many job seekers overlook. Gary Gumbleton, Creative Director at.
I’ve worked in sales & recruitment for over 25 years, in terms of my recruitment career 10 years of that focused on marketing and now specialising in sales & business development. In that time I’ve had the pleasure of sitting next to some fantastic salespeople but additionally some great marketeers, and this is a.
Lockdown 3.0! Definitely another reason to focus on you right now and although we’ve been here before, it doesn’t make it any easier on our mental health BUT even if one of these points we’ve shared, on how we stay positive and creative during lockdown, helps you, then our work here is done! I’m sure.
…for consumers to give and show love this Christmas, amid a turbulent festive period for retailers? For many, the advent of the John Lewis Christmas advert signals the start of the festive season. It started from humble beginnings back in 2007, but it’s been a multi-million-pound production in recent times, one that has served as.
When we asked advertisers which strategies, they usually use to market the websites or a brand, they usually tell the common tools for digital marketing. These tools are usually for keyword research, site analysing, backlink research and content analysis, modification, third-party referencing, effort, and email marketing. Although there is no general tool that serves every.
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked further discussion about the role of the CMO and its relevance in facing today’s challenges. The need for empathy during turbulent times has never been clearer but, if the CMO role is to be rebooted, the entire C-suite need a refresh too. These extraordinary times demand a fundamental rethink.
Over-65s are affluent, accepting of brands and increasingly accessible via digital channels. Here’s how marketers should approach them… Last summer, CIM’s Catalyst magazine ran a cover story called ‘Age of Wonder’. It looked at how over-50 consumers were “woefully underserved” by stereotypical media images and reductive marketing campaigns. A year on, research shows the global.
Following the initial ‘shock and awe’ of Covid-19, companies and consumers are striving (admittedly, some more successfully than others) to adjust to the ‘new normal’, some of the changes taking place now may be permanent additions to the marketer’s working life. On the one hand, companies previously used to floating serenely are now sailing in.
Since the sending of the first email back in the 70s, a lot has changed. Emails have evolved to become a leading medium of formal as well as informal communications. Since the beginning of the email era, emails have been utilised in almost all aspects of life. One of the most important and modern uses.
2019 supercharged brand involvement in issues of social responsibility. But as more of these stories come to light, the more polarising these issues can become. Do businesses, of all sizes, risk losing mass reach if they continue to pursue a ‘woke’ strategy? The phrase ‘Get woke, go broke’ originated after a paper by John Ringo.
In an industry forged at the very heart of establishment values, the financial services sector has been struggling with increased competition and decreasing brand loyalty. By looking beyond its borders for fresh talent, financial services could start a brand-new golden age. If you skim the surface, the previous decade was not been kind to the.
Glassdoor has recently carried out a study which reveals the most common mistakes candidates make on their CV. This got us thinking at Brand Recruitment, so we’ve put together a list of common ‘mistakes’ we come across daily. We agree with one of the main points Glassdoor makes about the jargon that candidates use on.
The release of ‘100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People’ by Susan Weinschenk has some highly useful ideas and tips for Web Designers. Creative recruitment agency specialists Brand Recruitment believe that this book could be put to good use for Web Designer job seekers. Susan Weinschenk’s book makes some interesting observations. One point.
While having a good work-life balance is something which we all want, many of us find it impossible to maintain. In fact, four in ten (43.9%) marketers have left a job due to having a poor balance. And who can blame them? When operating in a highly demanding industry, achieving a healthy work-life balance can.
A recent retail announcement has shaken me to the very soles of my little Saltire-patterned socks. The venerable grande dame of Scottish shopping, Jenners department store on Edinburgh’s Princes Street, looks set to leave the iconic premises it has occupied for more than 180 years. To many, this may be yet another tale of regional high street.
Life as a marketing professional is busy. You likely work in a fast-paced environment with plenty of projects and people to juggle. The role, whether it’s as a marketing executive or a marketing manager is demanding, and you might find yourself feeling mentally and physically drained towards the end of the week. In this special.
As marketing becomes more complex, senior marketers can show junior staff the strategy to succeed As marketing grows to encompass the entire business function, and marketers are expected to develop more skills, it becomes harder to pin down the talents needed to advance and thrive in the profession. It’s no surprise that research published by.
If the word apprentice brings an image of youthful car mechanics, carpenters or even young Jedis, you are in for a surprise. Modern apprenticeships now include Digital Marketers and PR Assistants. What are the benefits of an Apprenticeship? Give your new and existing employees the skills needed to grow your business Help you recruit and.
