The Sun opens Facebook page to advertisers with new video format
News UK has launched ‘The Sun Social Studio’ a new Facebook video ad format, with The Perfume Shop as its first client.
Christmas
Klarna launches dog-themed Pup Up in London
Klarna is officially launching its first ever UK dog-themed pup-up store in London – featuring a pup-up salon, a Kanine Kafe, a manipaws grooming station, personalised puppy products and a pawtrait station where people can get this year’s Christmas card picture drawn.
UK viewers rate Aldi’s Amazing Christmas Show the most powerful Christmas TV ad of the year
Aldi’s Amazing Christmas Show is the most powerful ad of Christmas 2019, according to Kantar’s annual research into which festive TV advertising campaigns work best with viewers.
Guest comment: How a set-and-forget mentality can hurt personalisation success
Automation can save time when it comes to personalisation, but as brands such as Adidas and Pinterest have found, it can backfire in embarrassing ways. Mike Austin, CEO & co-founder, Fresh Relevance explores the significance of human oversight when running personalisation at scale and the importance of thinking outside of the box as to what could go wrong with personalisation initiatives at their outset.
Wednesday ‘marks the start of growing Black Friday bonanza’
Black Friday is set to be bigger than ever, and could start as soon as this Wednesday – as last year searches for ‘Black Friday’ on ebay.co.uk shot up by 73% overnight on Wednesday 14th November, just under a week and a half ahead of the official occasion.
Top 10 Christmas ads 2019: Very beats John Lewis for emotional engagement
UK clothing retailer Very has beaten John Lewis Christmas ad as the most emotionally enaging Christmas Ad Of 2019, with an animated tale of community spirit and seasonal goodwill, according to new research
Digital Christmas: 54% of shoppers will use mobile devices to help buy gifts
Christmas adverts remain crucial to brand success, making it imperative for advertisers to target and spend judiciously this festive season, according to new research.
SMP launches Amazon e-commerce agency Melody
Shopper marketing specialist firm SMP is opening the doors on sister shop Melody, a global e-commerce agency to help brands win on Amazon.
Black Friday and Christmas: Online retail sales ‘could be flat’- IMRG
IMRG’s online retail sales forecast for the Black Friday period 2019 puts growth of 2% to 3%, but with a very real possibility it could be flat, with December expected to grow just 1-2%. Andy Mulcahy, Strategy and Insight Director, IMRG, provides an in-depth look at the festive season.
Christmas ad season: John Lewis teams with Waitrose for first time with ‘Excitable Edgar’ dragon
John Lewis has launched its first ever joint Christmas ad with partner Waitrose featuring an excitable young dragon who derails festivities with his fiery breath.