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How Small Firms Earn Press Without a PR Agency
You don't need a PR agency to get your small business noticed — you need a genuine story, the right journalists, and a reason for them to care this week. A practical playbook.
1 day ago3 min read


The AI Honeymoon Is Over for CMOs — Here's Where the Money Is Going Now
Dentsu's new global CMO report captures the moment marketers stopped expecting AI to save them money — and started spending the time it frees up on things machines can't fake.
1 day ago3 min read


Why Paper Is Quietly Back in the Media Plan
As digital saturates, French advertisers are rediscovering paper. La Poste and Ekimetrics put addressed-mail ROI around 29% above the average of other media. The oldest channel, the freshest idea.
1 day ago3 min read


How Bupa Global Rebuilt Its Marketing in Three Years
Bupa Global grew sales and leads 84% since 2023 by sequencing its turnaround — credibility first, investment second, global brand last. Here is the playbook.
1 day ago3 min read


Beko's Marketing Chief Has a Simple Rule for AI: Start With the Problem
Appliance brand Beko says the way to make AI useful in marketing is to begin with the problems it can actually solve - not the technology.
1 day ago3 min read


P&G Says the Next Phase of Growth Is Bigger Categories, Not Bigger Share
Procter & Gamble is keeping marketing spend flat and chasing category growth over share gains - a strategic signal worth reading for any marketer.
1 day ago3 min read


The Psychology of Pricing: Small Tweaks That Change What People Buy
TL;DR: Price is a message as much as a number: how you present it changes what people buy. Behavioural techniques like anchoring, charm pricing and good-better-best tiers can lift sales without changing the product — and pricing is often a business's single biggest untapped lever. Price is perception People rarely judge a price in isolation; they judge it against a reference point. That's why the same product can feel expensive or cheap depending entirely on what it's shown n
2 days ago3 min read


Retention vs Acquisition: The Maths That Should Reshape Your Marketing Budget
TL;DR: Winning a new customer is widely estimated to cost several times more than keeping an existing one, yet most marketing budgets pour into acquisition and neglect retention — rebalancing even slightly toward loyalty is often the cheapest growth a business can buy. The uncomfortable economics A long-standing rule of thumb holds that acquiring a new customer costs roughly five times as much as retaining one. The exact multiple varies by business, but the direction never do
2 days ago3 min read


First-Party Data: A Practical Guide for the Post-Cookie Era
TL;DR: As third-party cookies and cross-site tracking decline, first-party data — the information customers share directly with you — has become the most durable and valuable marketing asset a business can own. Why first-party data suddenly matters For years, marketers rented audience data from the open web through third-party cookies. Privacy rules, browser changes and consumer distrust have steadily dismantled that model, making borrowed data less reliable and more legally
2 days ago2 min read


Rügenwalder Splits Into Two for the Veggie Aisle
Rügenwalder Mühle is launching a second brand, Endori, in a two-brand plant-based strategy. Why splitting a brand can win more of a category.
5 days ago3 min read


France's Marketers Tap the Brakes for 2026
French marketers enter 2026 cautiously: many are confident but few plan budget rises, and streaming is the favoured bet. What the caution means for brands.
5 days ago2 min read


The Biggest CMO Moves of 2026, Decoded
A busy year of chief-marketer moves - from Google to Target - reveals what boards now want from a CMO in 2026. The patterns behind the headlines.
5 days ago3 min read


Is 'Brand Love' Still Worth Chasing in 2026?
Does 'brand love' actually drive sales, or is it a comforting myth? A Marketing Minute analysis of what emotion really buys in 2026.
5 days ago3 min read


What GTA VI teaches marketers about the power of silence
Grand Theft Auto VI is the most anticipated entertainment launch in years, and Rockstar built that frenzy with almost no marketing, a masterclass in scarcity and restraint.
Oct 153 min read


Yazio rebrands around Good Dopamine and daily streaks
Nutrition app Yazio has unveiled a full rebrand around the idea of Good Dopamine, with a new identity and mascot from agency Koto and a Streak Heroes campaign built on habit-forming rewards.
Oct 153 min read


Why Brands Keep Reviving Their Retro Icons — and When It Backfires
Why bringing back a retro icon works — and the three tests before you try it.
Oct 143 min read


How Marketers Actually Use AI in 2026 (Beyond the Hype)
Most marketers now use AI regularly — but the gap between dabbling and real advantage is widening. Here's where AI genuinely delivers for marketing teams in 2026, and where it doesn't.
Oct 123 min read


Inside 2026's Great Agency Consolidation: Who's Buying Whom, and Why
2026 reshaped the agency world: Omnicom absorbed IPG, WPP restructured, and mid-size groups went shopping. Here's who's consolidating, why, and what it means for clients.
Oct 123 min read


How Small Brands Win Big Attention on Almost No Budget
Attention is the one resource money can't reliably buy. Here's the 2026 playbook small brands use to earn outsized reach without an outsized budget.
Oct 123 min read


TUI Germany Elevates Christian Bärwind in a Marketing Shake-Up
Travel giant TUI Deutschland is promoting Christian Bärwind, its marketing and sales lead, into expanded responsibilities, in a leadership change that signals how the operator is steering its brand.
Oct 123 min read
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