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John Lewis is way ahead in the Christmas ad battle this year as its popular TV ad featuring Buster the Boxer (above) and buzz on social media translates to high consumer engagement. Thanks to the Buster the Boxer campaign, John Lewis has clocked up an impressive 203,199 mentions across social media since 4 November, according […]

Tesco boss Dave Lewis (pictured) says his past as a marketer has resulted in the supermarket’s turnaround strategy having “some edge to it”. Lewis had a 27-year career at Unilever, working on popular advertising campaigns such as ‘Real Beauty’ for Dove. When he took over Tesco in September 2014, some analysts questioned its long-term future.

One of the key developments of 2016 is Unilever’s introduction of zero-based budgeting. The budgeting approach is nothing new but the fact the FMCG giant decided it was the cost management method of choice made the move very notable as an indication of which way the economic wind is blowing. READ MORE: Unilever defends zero-based budgeting

Michael Barnett, print editor Cracker: Sainsbury’sI hate this ad: it’s far too long, the song is annoyingly repetitive and I think James Corden really does believe that the greatest gift you could ever give is him. But like Gio Compario for GoCompare, it sticks in the mind and from what I can tell the investment

To pay or not to pay. That is the question. Or at least, that was the question posed by Marketing Week columnist Mark Ritson earlier this month when he asked whether clients should pay agencies to pitch for marketing services. Ritson says this “old chestnut” of an issue has become relevant again with the growth

2016 was supposed to be a big year for virtual reality (VR), with brands including Facebook, Jaguar and TUI incorporating the technology into their business plans. However, experts now believe mixed reality should be the focus for 2017, as it offers businesses a storytelling experience without completely disengaging from its customer. Statista, a statistics and