marketing
Video viral of the week: Medibank stops pre-roll ad-skipping with clever YouTube ad


YouTube’s video ads often fail to capture viewers attention, leading to people clicking the skip ad button before absorbing the marketing message. With this in mind, Australian health insurer Medibank created the first pre-roll ad that actually played more, the more it was “skipped”… with amazing results.
Online shoppers ‘least hesitant to buy diet products’
Consumers are less likely to abandon their shopping cart when purchasing diet products than any other product in the retail sector, says research from ecommerce platform Ve.
Guest comment: A PR storm in a teacup


Throwing rocks into the pond to create waves is great if the rock is big and interesting enough to your market (not just to you), but if it isn’t, you could just be confined to a storm in your very own teacup. Ashley Carr, Founder of Neo PR, offers tips on how to get journalists … [Read more…]
ChildLine boosts digital counselling services
NSPCC counselling service ChildLine has appointed digital marketing and technology consultancy, Amaze, to ensure its services are digitally optimised to meet the needs of those seeking support online.
Collaborative marketing: building meaningful relationships between brands and people
How do you build a meaningful relationship between a brand and a consumer? Rebekah Mackay Miller, MD of trnd, offers tips on adopting a collaborative approach to marketing.