Marketing

AIPIA: Packaging remains the most direct and reliable way to reach consumers

Brand Packaging Network launch aims to transform packaging into dynamic media channel

The Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA) has announced the launch of the Interactive Brand Packaging Network (IBPN), a new initiative that aims to establish packaging as a...

Industry unconvinced by social media marketing

Social media is considered overrated as an effective business marketing tool by nearly two thirds of Printweek readers, according to new survey findings.

‘Share a Coke’ will be rolling out in phases across 120 countries

Coca-Cola revives ‘Share a Coke’ campaign

Coca-Cola is bringing back its ‘Share a Coke’ campaign, which significantly boosted the brand’s sales when first launched and to this day is still quoted as one of the biggest personalised packaging...

Pro-Active bought by tech firm

Data-driven marketing firm, Pro-Active Business Information, has been acquired by Orbital10, an IT support, managed services and cybersecurity group.

Nutshell plans to celebrate its milestone throughout this year

Nutshell Creative to mark 20th birthday

Design and marketing agency Nutshell Creative is celebrating 20 years of success in 2025.

Richard Bell, Chris Turner, Ben Pigott, Kalvin Burt and Pauline Kay with Dimitri Kyprianou (front row, centre)

Go Inspire strengthens leadership team amid year of growth

Marketing specialist Go Inspire has made five strategic senior hires over the past few months to support its focus on growth and innovation.

Jacobs has a history of scaling smaller businesses through acquisition

Footprint picks up pace of acquisition strategy with Swindon’s C3

Hampshire marketing and print house Footprint has expanded its reach with the acquisition of C3 Marketing, a Swindon wide-format and events business.

Consumers said they were significantly more likely to read a letter than an email

JICMail and Origin conduct mail measurement pilot study

JICMail and ISBA’s cross-media measurement programme Origin are conducting a mail measurement pilot study.

(L-R) Bowe UK/ROI MD Andy Wain with  Go Inspire Leicester site director Darren Lyall

Go Inspire ups capacity with Bowe investment

Marketing specialist Go Inspire Group has taken on its second Fusion Speed inserter from the Bowe Group to cater for increased mailing volumes realised through further contract wins.

Google's new plan is to allow third-party cookies, in parallel with its own system

Google’s cookie flip-flop a hiccup for mailers

Google has abandoned its plan to block third-party cookies from its Chrome browser, four years after announcing it would do so, in a move that bolsters digital advertisers' position.

Q2 2024 saw a net increase of 17.2% in the companies expanding their events budgets

Strongest marketing budget growth to benefit wide-format and mail

The UK has seen its strongest upward revision to marketing budgets in a decade, with companies’ financial prospects at their most positive in nearly three years, according to new research.

Ward (R): "We understand the rules of retail marketing and how to break them"

Altavia merges creative and production agencies

Retail marketing group Altavia has merged two of its subsidiary agencies into a single entity, called Altavia UK.