Empower

Brainwaves, The glory, the glamour, the gongs galore …

trophy

With the end of one year and start of another, throughout the country – perhaps throughout the world – everyone

Blazing the retail trail

horse

Bricks-and-mortar retailers in the age of the internet face increasing threats. Leslie Clifford and Laura Moser have scoured the world

This much I’ve learned

learn

The best advice I ever got … Was from a boss who encouraged me to trust my instinct. I’d spent

Marketing’s role in sustainable living

Market Leader March 2012

In a resource-constrained world, growth needs to be not only economically sustainable, but environmentally and socially sustainable as well. Marketing

Innovate to accumulate

Innovate to accumulate - Market Leader

Many innovative and successful companies are discovering how to co-create new value with consumers, suppliers and customers. Yet there

This much I’ve learned

learn

The best advice I ever got … Use your head, trust your instincts and follow your heart.

The worst advice

Three cheers for sales promotion

Sale

WHAT’S THE oldest profession in the world? Beyond Redemption unequivocally claims that it is sales promotion – Adam would never

New World Order of Global brands

Market Leader 2011

 most global brands have been invented by Western companies for Western consumers. emerging-market consumers are very different. simon silvester explains

What not to do

wrong

When people submit articles for Market Leader, I try to ensure that, given our readership of practical marketing folk, the

Strength in numbers

ants

Companies find it hard to co-operate. They should try harder. A strategy of working together can help national competitors to

Industry issues: time for advertisers and agencies to work together

Time for advertisers and agencies to work together

Looking ahead, there is definitely no shortage of big issues coming our way. Firstly, there is the macro issue of

Substance sells: accountability and sustainability

sell

From human rights and labour practices to the environment and sustainable development, corporate policy and conduct is on the public

Every little helps: fresh&easy brings 21st century retailing to the US

21

JUDIE LANNON:

I understand you and your team have studied American shopping patterns very extensively. When you first saw the

Royal Mail sees a bright future for direct marketing

Royal Mail

JUDIE LANNON: Let's start by talking about direct mail generally. How do you feel it is faring compared to other

Corporate social responsibility – who needs it?

responsible

"The analytical fog surrounding CSR provides a smokescreen for companies that proclaim their adherence to it while failing to adopt

Five myths about television advertising

tv

In the process of examining all of the research available, we have been able to demonstrate that many of the

True crime, toolkits and the Big Ideal

crime

What do a homicide investigation and an ad campaign have in common? Rory Sutherland explains

Buried almost unnoticed in the

BT: doing well by doing good

good

An important element of this case study is how involved the employees became. Doing the right thing can have an

The smell of burning pants

fire

The other week my bank wrote me a letter. I've been a customer of this bank for nearly forty years

Creative businesses: managed for efficiency or managed for ideas?

ideas

By demonstrating how perilously close we've come to the complete commoditisation of creativity in the marketing and communications industries, the

Putting your marketing where your values are

marketing

Research shows that in the UK 67% of the general public and 42% of business journalists agree that industry and