Why brands will live or die by embracing ‘live social’
Continued investment and innovation by the big social media platforms looks set to continue into 2017. Twitter’s self-proclaimed role as…
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Spooner on…Xmas, DMA Awards and bah humbug
Merry Xmas to all my readers…Those of you who have had the social misfortune to have worked with me during…
DMA chief Aldighieri’s top predictions for 2017
Next year will be a test of many things, but primarily what Brexit actually means. There will be the outcome…
MAA chair Tim Bourne’s top predictions for 2017
There is little doubt that 2017 will be another challenging year for agencies. Continuing uncertainty over Brexit, a weak currency,…
Postcard to success: why a card’s not just for Xmas
When Henry Daglish left Arena Media to launch the media agency startup – Bountiful Cow – out of established parent…
Black Friday not only flawed, it’s lazy marketing too
Now the dust has settled on this year’s Black Friday, it’s hard to believe that it was only six years…
Spooner on…the lessons of a move to Shoreditch
So the fabulous, shiny, new Signal agency (in which I am a small yet not entirely insignificant cog) has moved…
Four top tips to succeed in mobile video advertising
Mobile video ads have come a long way from the early days when they were ugly, glitchy, impractical and slow-to-load,…
Stop the navel gazing and just get on with the work
The decision by the US Direct Marketing Association to dump the word ‘direct’ from its moniker and replace it with…
Spooner on…isn’t it time we all upped our game?
Happy Xmas from <insert brand name here>! Is that the faint aroma of rotting pumpkin? Is that the haunting-yet-slightly-nauseating trilling…