Branding best practice: Exploring how to create a brand which cuts through the noise

Webinar Having a strong, unified brand image is a must in today's noise-heavy, social-amplified marketing landscape. With the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic added in, it is even more indispensable.

The recent 2020 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands Ranking, put together by WPP and Kantar, is a gold mine of information when it comes to assessing why the biggest brands dominate as they do. As with previous rankings, the influence of technology is apparent: seven of...

4 August 2020 | Branding

What to expect from the Digital Experience and eCommerce track at #DMWF Virtual

The digital marketplace and eCommerce landscape is ever-changing and there is no denying the Coronavirus global pandemic has had a real effect on this and digital experience, creating more challenges for marketers. 

On day two (September 17) the Digital Experience and eCommerce track at #DMWF Virtual will focus on approaching the challenges we face with selling online and providing services. Our expert speakers will be sharing their real-life experiences and practical how-to...

27 July 2020 | Best Practice

Machine learning for marketers: Getting the strategies and processes right

Webinar Machine learning has the potential to transform marketers' operations - but organisations need to overcome various hurdles to achieve success.

Writing for this publication at the end of last year, Phil Midwinter, CTO at Third Foundation, said organisations needed to make a 'serious commitment to data and digital via ML and AI' in 2020.

To achieve this, you not only need the right data, but also the right tools to read between the lines. Artificial...

16 July 2020 | Automation

Thoughts on how to ensure GDPR does not kill your marketing strategy

Webinar The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was supposed to be a wake-up call for marketers to clean up their act. But how has this actually played out?

It is safe to say the consensus from the industry in 2018 was less than universal. In a blistering New York Times op-ed, Alison Cool noted that, in the run-up to the law's introduction, many scientists and data managers who would be subject to the law 'found it incomprehensible... doubting that absolute...

22 June 2020 | Advertising Technology

Digital Marketing World Forum (#DMWF) announces its first fully online conference – 16-17 September 2020

The leading digital marketing and social media conference, Digital Marketing World Forum (#DMWF) has announced dates for its 2020 fully online event. #DMWF Virtual, the worldwide conference will be taking place online on the 16-17 September 2020.

#DMWF Virtual is a dedicated 2-day virtual conference for the ambitious marketer seeking to explore the latest marketing trends, strategies and to expand their knowledge

The worldwide community of senior marketing leaders will...

16 June 2020 | DMWF

How to choose the right CMS for your organisation

A Content Management System (CMS) is the backbone of your websites or mobile sites and enables your business to drive better customer experience (CX) and engagement with your brands. A wrong decision in choosing the CMS can derail your plans to achieve your long-term business goals. Once you choose a CMS, it is never going to be easy to change it overnight. This makes it even more important that you select the “right” CMS, so that you do not regret the decision later. Here, I have...

10 June 2020 | Content Marketing

Achieving transparency and responsibility in digital advertising amid technological change

Webinar Digital advertising is in many ways like any other technological landscape: the advancements on the tech side cause ramifications which are played out with regard to ethics.

Last week marked the two year anniversary since the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. A plethora of articles arrived to mark the occasion, with bunting and birthday cake duly provided.

Yet it's GDPR's party, and the data subject will not comply if they want to....

3 June 2020 | Advertising

Marketing and brand purpose in Covid-19: Getting social media right while social distancing

Call it a 'new normal', an adjusted reality, or whatever you will; for many businesses amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the show has to go on. But with it comes extra nuance; the standard off-the-shelf marketing messages may not cut it right now.

Or could they? Tom Goodwin, of comms agency Publicis Groupe, recently wrote on LinkedIn that 'by now, what [he] really wants in advertising is for [companies] to ignore the current crisis, rather than pretending to care about it.' "I don't...

13 May 2020 | Content Marketing

WPP’s Verticurl named first agency to achieve Marketo Engage specialisation across the Americas, Europe, and Asia

NEW YORK, May 12, 2020 - Verticurl, a leading Marketo Engage agency and Adobe Platinum Partner, announces today the achievement of Marketo Engage specialisation across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, thus making it the first Adobe agency partner to achieve global Marketo Engage specialisation.

Adobe's solution partner program recognises agencies with proven capabilities to implement and service organisations leveraging Adobe Experience Cloud solutions. Marketo Engage is...

12 May 2020 | Customer Experience