Maker’s Mark backlash- proof that a week’s a long time in social media?
Last month, whisky brand Maker’s Mark reduced its alcohol proof from 90% to 84%, sparking outcry as customers flocked to Facebook and Twitter to discuss ‘watered-down whisky’ and switching to rival brands. After nine days of social media, national newspaper and TV...Digital fashion trends: ASOS and Debenhams top search visibility
The battle for the online customer was evident at London Fashion Week, as leading fashion retailers moved well past physical audiences to showcase their latest collections in a bid to grow their online footprint. New research indicates that ASOS and Debenhams are...Burger King gets 30,000 followers after hack (infographic)
Supporting the theory that ‘there’s no such thing as bad publicity’, this infographic from Synthesio looks at the statistics behind this week’s Burger King Twitter hack… and how the fast food chain got 30,000 new followers in just one day. Social media monitoring and...Hackers turn Burger King Twitter account into McDonalds
Burger King has become the latest high-profile brand to fall prey to hackers, as its Twitter account was hijacked, resulting in its logo being switched to McDonalds and a tirade of offense tweets being sent out to its followers. Burger King’s Twitter account was...Lyons Tea gets first ‘pause button’ video ads on RTE player
Unilever Ireland is running a new ‘on pause’ video ad campaign for its Lyons Tea brand in Ireland- triggered every time a user pauses their video player on the RTE website. The new ad format created in partnership with by Mindshare Ireland has launched on...Magnum debuts Twitter coupon giveaway with #GrabaSpoon hashtag
Luxury ice-cream brand Magnum is working with Coupons.com to run a Twitter camapign promoting its new pleasure pots, offering free ice-cream to the first 5,000 respondents. From 11th February, followers of the @MagnumUK Twitter feed will be invited to #GrabaSpoon,...BBC to link recipe site to Tesco
BBC’s GoodFood website will start linking ingredients directly to Tesco, in a deal inked between the broadcaster’s commercial worldwide arm and the supermarket giant. The site features more than 5,000 recipes, and the deal will see ingredients clicked automatically...Global ad spend change by sector 2011-2012
This chart shows the growth in percentage of ad spend by sector. Telecommunications saw the largest growth since 2011 (6.6%). Both Durables and the Healthcare sector reported decreases in ad spend for 2012 with-3.5% and -0.4%. View high quality version...Global ad spend by sector for Q3 2012
This chart shows the ad spend market share for 11 sectors. FMCG ad spend contributed to over a quarter of all ad dollars spent over the analysed period (25.1%). The sector with the lowest overall share was clothing and accesories with 3.3%. View high quality version...Viral of the week: McDonald’s app tracks origin of food
Amid growing uncertainty about the origin of mass-produced food, this timely McDonald’s app turns users iPhone’s into an ingredient tracker. See why it’s our viral of the week below… McDonalds partnered with DDB, Sydney to launch the TrackMyMacca’s app in...Brightcove cooks up online food TV channel with Waitrose
Waitrose has selected cloud content provider Brightcove to run a new online food channel. Designed to help inspire a nation of cooks, Waitrose TV, launched in Autumn last year, is the first purely food-related online video channel from a retailer, according to...Super Bowl blackout hands victory to Twitter (and Oreo)
A 35 minute power outage on the pitch at this Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII led to a surge in traffic on social media, while Twitter thrashed Facebook in terms of advertising buzz, according to new figures. The Super Bowl showdown between the Baltimore Ravens and the San...Global ad spend by sector: FMCG accounts for quarter of all spend
There has been moderate global growth in advertising spending, but fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are bucking the trend by investing far more than other sectors, according to new research
