Opinion
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Patricia McDonald, October 2021
Consumers’ desire for entertainment, novelty and status can be realised just as effectively without the physical footprint that is proving so damaging to the planet, explains Patricia McDonald from Dentsu Creative.
Article
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Flaviano Faleiro, WARC Exclusive, October 2021
There is a new breed of consumer, says Accenture Interactive’s Flaviano Faleiro, who will support companies whose brand purpose aligns with their beliefs and reject those that don’t.
Article
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Sangeeta Tanwar, Event Reports, Asia Tech x Singapore, July 2021
A report by the International Trade Association for Broadcast & Media Technology (IABM) on the state of the media and entertainment (M&E) industry finds that organisations are busy preparing for a digital future.
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WARC Category Intelligence, September 2021
Global strategies, campaign updates and trends in health and wellness.
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Mukta Lad, Event Reports, Adobe summit, April 2021
One of the companies in India’s Aditya Birla Group – a 100-year-old conglomerate – is Eternia, a B2C player dealing in window and door systems, and its executives share how they use digital in this niche market to grow its customer base.
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Mukta Lad, Event Reports, Adobe Summit, April 2021
Rapid digital transformation has helped to ease the hospitality industry’s pain during the sharp drop in business and travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as shown by the Rosewood Hotel Group’s experience.
Article
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Robert Heeg, Event Reports, IAB Interact, May 2021
Tina Beuchler, Global Head of Media & Agency Operations, Nestlé on the challenges and opportunities in a changed world.
Opinion
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Norman Guadagno, June 2021
MarTech (marketing technology) should support the delivery of a well-considered marketing strategy, not define or replace it. More technology is not going to work if marketing forgets the importance of creating an emotional customer connection, says Norman Guadagno, CMO, Acoustic .
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Darren Coleman and Erich Joachimsthaler, WARC Best Practice, June 2021
Research shows that eight of the largest ten companies in the world today have been built on platform-business models.
Article
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Sam Peña-Taylor, Event Reports, Advertising Week Europe, May 2021
Sanofi Consumer Healthcare in-housed its global digital operation to find efficiencies and prepare for a more privacy-conscious world.
Article
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Leigh Gammons, WARC Best Practice, May, 2021
A five-step guide for how brands with legacy infrastructure can digitise customer onboarding.
Opinion
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Tom Roach, April 2021
Tom Roach is the new VP Brand Planning at Jellyfish, a new breed of digital-first marketing company. Ahead of the launch of WARC’s 2021 Future of Strategy research project, Roach – who has worked at top 10 advertising agencies in London for over 20 years – shares his thoughts on Jellyfish, and what it may mean about the agencies of the future.
Article
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Grace Kite and Gemma Spence, WARC Exclusive, April 2021
WARC talks digital rent and digital availability with Grace Kite, founder of Gracious Economics, and Gemma Spence, chief commerce officer at PHD Media.
Article
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Chutima Wiriyamahakul and Krittamate Wuthimatheekul, WARC Exclusive, April, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted Thailand’s car market last year but Delphys Hakuhodo’s Chutima Wiriyamahakul and Krittamate Wuthimatheekul say the industry is bouncing back strongly with new initiatives.
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R/GA, Research on WARC, April, 2021
The study surveyed 16,000 consumers in nine markets across six categories to uncover what makes for a long-term repeat customer.
Article
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Euromonitor Strategy Briefings, March 2021
Looks at China'a recovery post-Covid-19 across a range of sectors, including travel, consumer health, beauty and personal care and retailing.
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Euromonitor Strategy Briefings, March 2021
Explores how the crisis-inspired e-commerce boom is driving a permanent shift in retail, creating new challenges and opportunities for retailers and consumer brand manufacturers.
Article
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Sam Peña-Taylor, Event Reports, Lions Live, March 2021
This article explores how Microsoft, the tech company, delivered effective marketing as the world underwent a digital transformation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opinion
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Gonzalo Brujo, March 2021
Gonzalo Brujo, Global President, Interbrand is on the Business-to-Business jury for the 2021 WARC Awards for Effectiveness, in association with LIONS. Here he talks about the importance of listening, what B2C businesses can learn from the B2B sector and how to develop digital brand experiences.
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Brian Carruthers, Event Reports, LIONS Live, March 2021
L’Oréal, the beauty giant, has made rapid progress on its e-commerce journey, and has now set the target of driving 50% of sales from this channel.
Article
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Low Lai Chow, Event Reports, CX Trends, February 2021
Grab’s digital transformation before the onset of the pandemic allowed the ride-hailing company to be well-positioned to face the crisis.
Article
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Euromonitor Strategy Briefings, February 2021
Examines the intrinsic link between digitalisation and technology and the evolution of wellness.
Opinion
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Chiara Manco, February 2021
Peter DeBenedictis, CMO, Middle East and Africa at Microsoft, will be chairing the panel of the 2021 WARC Prize for MENA Strategy. Here, he talks to WARC about his learnings from the past year, the need for companies to rapidly digitise, and the role of strategy in enabling businesses to thrive.
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Kiron Kesav, WARC Exclusive, February, 2021
PHD Media’s Kiron Kesav says automotive brands in Southeast Asia, even those already recovering from periods of lockdown, have to adapt to shifting themes in a post-pandemic world.
Opinion
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Anurag Gupta, February 2021
With martech now seen as a key component for recovery, leaders need take into consideration how its deployment should impact the way the business operates across all functions and levels, writes Anurag Gupta.
