No joke: New email ‘unsubscribe’ laws to be enforced from April 1
Businesses that send commercial electronic messages must make it straightforward for customers to ‘unsubscribe’, or risk faces hefty penalties.
Why the pandemic has made it more important than ever to tell your brand’s story
Brand storytelling is one way companies like Archie Rose have met the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What to do when Facebook comes for you: Four quick tips to strengthen your content
Here are four quick ideas to help you strengthen and diversify how your content is delivered in case Facebook (or anyone else) comes for you one day.
This brilliant Flybuys ad is a reminder of how much advertising has lost its way
The new Flybuys ad unearths a universally human experience, then wraps itself inside a unique, culture-specific, heavily-branded, witty and crazily memorable musical expression.
Online retail giant Kogan hit with $310,000 fine over promotional emails
Kogan.com has been fined more than $310,000 by the national communications watchdog for sending millions of promotional emails that breached spam law.
The health sector has gotten more creative with marketing as COVID-19 has progressed — and there are lessons to learn
The public has become increasingly attuned to the health industry's marketing tactics, forcing marketers to think outside the box.
From Lorna Jane to Hungry Jack’s: Here are 2020’s PR winners and sinners
This year, we witnessed some organisations bury into reputational damage, while others won customers over through innovation and connection.
How to market a business pivot
SmartCompany's startups and tech editor Stephanie Palmer-Derrien quizzes three business owners and experts on their stories of marketing a pivot during COVID-19.
How retailers can kick their digital presence up a notch this holiday shopping season
E-commerce sales are predicted to balloon by 25% and 35% between November and January this year, compared to a 14.7% increase last year.
How has your marketing and messaging changed in the lead up to Christmas 2020?
This week, Gautam Mishra, Dean Salakas and Justin Moran share how their teams have adjusted their Christmas marketing strategies.
‘The last straw’: Pet food retailers the latest to sever ties with Pete Evans after neo-Nazi social media post
Celebrity chef Pete Evans has been dropped by his publisher, major supermarkets and bookstores have removed his products from shelves, and now his pet food brand is disappearing from shops after he shared a neo-Nazi symbol on social media.
So far, there’s little reference to COVID-19 in this year’s Christmas ads: Here’s why
This year's Christmas ads so far have something in common: they do not say the 'c' word or address the pandemic too directly.