Shay Boyd's Blog
Wrong use of Wright? by Shay Boyd MD Clay London
Using celebrity to communicate and engage with your target market effectively is a long debated issue and a tactic used by marketing teams and agencies a like to win hearts and wallets, but world class sporting events cannot be be blamed for todays faux pas.
I know and understand the power of good celebrity endorsement and the creative potential to drive new communication routes to disengaged consumers, but surely there are a few more celebs that can polarise public opinion?
Are we there yet?
Its budget time again.
The same conversations ensue,"what we really want do is fix all our marketing problems with less spend than last year and win consumers in a shorter time frame than our competitors,because they have got more budget than us, we know you can do it because you're more creative."
Its budget time again.
What is the first element that any marketing team need to understand more than anything else...., where are you today, like now?
Its ok because John's wife buys lots of bread, always shops in JJB or waitrose and Tina in accounts wouldn't have a week go by without her innocent smoothie fix or comparing the fat content in every own brand biscuit in Tesco's, before using facebook while reading Red. More...
