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Advertisers must become ‘militant’ over digital metrics

Advertisers should start demanding more of Facebook and Google when it comes to the metrics they offer, according to a number of marketers. Facebook has come in for criticism after it found more errors in the way it measures some digital metrics. In August, it admitted it had overstated video views by as much as […]

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McDonald’s channels Uber to keep pace with customer expectations

McDonald’s operates in a world of “escalating expectations” according to global chief marketing officer Silvia Lagnado, so it must evolve keep up with brands like Uber, Netflix and Airbnb. “Convenience and value are incredibly important to the McDonald’s brand but the benchmark has changed. Disruptors have completely changed the sense of value and convenience you

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Tesco will not recruit from within to fill top marketing role

Tesco is “close” to filling the vacant chief customer officer, which oversees all the supermarket brand’s marketing activity, according to CEO Dave Lewis. Speaking at a press briefing today (17 November), Lewis, who is currently acting chief customer officer, revealed the supermarket giant is “close to announcing a replacement” for Robin Terrell, who quit in

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Aviva CEO Mark Wilson: ‘There is not a lot of real marketing happening in the UK’

Marketers have become over-complicated in their execution and forgotten the fundamentals of what marketing should be, according to Mark Wilson, CEO of insurance provider Aviva. Talking this morning (17 November) at The Marketing Society’s annual conference, he said: “I could stand here today and say the marketing garden is rosy but I don’t think that is

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Ebay wants to be ‘all over TV like a rash’ as it looks to rebuild the brand

While some might perceive eBay purely as that place to get rid of old Pokemon cards and CDs, it wishes you didn’t. With 80% of UK sales now coming through new items – globally, ‘new’ accounts for one billion items – eBay wants to focus on top-of-the-funnel consideration. Essentially, it wants British consumers to see

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