Friday 14 July 2017

KFC: why making weird products seems to be a global brand strategy | Britvic hands creative business to VCCP and Saatchi & Saatchi and more...

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July 14, 2017
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KFC: why making weird products seems to be a global brand strategy
KFC: why making weird products seems to be a global brand strategy

Emily Tan

Think the KFC smartphone is weird? You haven't seen anything yet.

Britvic hands creative business to VCCP and Saatchi & Saatchi
Britvic hands creative business to VCCP and Saatchi & Saatchi

Simon Gwynn

Soft drinks giant Britvic has awarded the creative brief for its adult brands to VCCP, while Saatchi & Saatchi will handle the company's kids' and family brands.

F1 British Grand Prix: what are the brands up to?
F1 British Grand Prix: what are the brands up to?

Simon Gwynn

The news this week may have been dominated by the announcement that Silverstone planned to stop hosting the British Grand Prix from 2019, but the event remains no less of a platform for the brands involved.

Liberty Media's race to turn F1 into the 'new Super Bowl' is on
Liberty Media's race to turn F1 into the 'new Super Bowl' is on

Jim Dowling

Liberty Media's F1 marketing challenge is to get the next generation into the walled garden. By the managing director of Cake.

Why marketers should strive to build beautiful brands
Why marketers should strive to build beautiful brands

Alan Moore

Alan Moore, the author of Do Design, explains why building beautiful brands is the key to marketing success.

Absolut's neon-lit kisses capture the spirit of Pride
Absolut's neon-lit kisses capture the spirit of Pride

Unruly

Social video experts at Unruly review "Equal love", the latest viral by Absolut.

How many bitcoins for a bath bomb? Lush is now accepting cryptocurrency
How many bitcoins for a bath bomb? Lush is now accepting cryptocurrency

Simon Gwynn

Cosmetics retailer Lush is introducing the ability for online customers to pay using cryptocurrency Bitcoin.

Thousands agree to clean loos and hug stray cats for free Wi-Fi
Thousands agree to clean loos and hug stray cats for free Wi-Fi

Emily Tan

In an "experiment" Wi-Fi provider Purple added a clause to its terms and conditions that required 1,000 hours of community service from those in pursuit of free Wi-Fi.

What the C-suite wants from thought leadership, plus three key themes
What the C-suite wants from thought leadership, plus three key themes

Bruce Rogers

There has been an exponential growth in thought leadership with businesses and brands increasingly looking to influence the C-suite with this type of content. Bruce Rogers, chief insights officer and head of the chief marketing officer practice at Forbes Media, reveals the findings of an in-depth survey and identifies future themes.

Wins this week: Britvic, Citroën, Network Rail
Wins this week: Britvic, Citroën, Network Rail

Staff

Campaign's round-up of account moves across advertising and media.

Take back control of your brand from YouTube
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Take back control of your brand from YouTube

Joe Foster, CEO of Easel TV

It's time to own your content. Properly own it. Host it, broadcast it, safeguard it and monetise it. And there are ways...

Watch: Make us look up and care
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Watch: Make us look up and care

Suzanne Bidlake

One in our 2017 series sparking fresh ideas in digital out-of-home: Cannes Lions' Outdoor jury president Bruno Bertelli, global chief creative officer of Publicis Worldwide, on how to create the best in class


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