Unilever finance chief tells investors to take ‘holistic’ view of return on marketing spend
Niamh CarrollReturn on marketing investment cannot solely be judged by whether volume sales grow, Unilever CFO Graeme Pitkethly has told an audience of investors and financial analysts.
Alpro: Focus on product rather than ‘edgy’ marketing is key to retaining market leadership
Niamh CarrollThe plant-based dairy alternatives shelf has become crowded; however, 40-year-old market leader Alpro believes it is its product that will help it stand out versus newer brands, rather than flashy advertising.
‘You can be blinded’: The perils of falling into the data trap
Matthew ValentineThe State of Market Research series continues with an examination of the role internal data has played in the seemingly diminishing position of market research. Is internal data a cheap effective resource or is it leading brands to false conclusions?
Halfords introduces dynamic pricing in garages
Niamh CarrollMotor retailer Halfords has introduced dynamic pricing in its services business to drive profitability by directing demand to its under-utilised autocentres.
Competition watchdog to open investigation into supermarket loyalty schemes
Chris SutcliffeThe Competition and Markets Authority will probe the extent price promotions are only available to people who sign up for loyalty cards.
UKTV unveils new masterbrand to unite its streaming and linear offer
Josh StephensonThe broadcaster’s CMO Penny Brough exclusively tells Marketing Week the inside story about why it felt the need to make the change to U, the research that underpinned it and what it hopes it will achieve.
Future Marketing Leaders 2023: Ucheora Obi-Wheeler, HSBC
Marketing Week ReportersMarketing Week is proud to name HSBC’s Ucheora Obi-Wheeler as one of our inaugural Future Marketing Leaders, sponsored by Digitas.