The Marketing Society Brand of the Year award, in association with Marketing, recognises excellence in innovation, marketing and advertising effectiveness, financial performance and winning over cynical, overloaded and price-conscious consumers.
The full list of 20 brands needs to be whittled down to the top five ahead of live voting at The Marketing Society's Annual Dinner on 26 November. Which brand gets your vote?
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 Who’d have thought a chicken could demonstrate complex, advanced engineering? Mercedes did, and its V8 spot was named best car ad by Auto Express. The brand also won The Marketing Society Award for Customer Insight; using biometrics led to record brand engagement and 50% of sales from new buyers. |
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 Netflix is changing the way we watch TV, enabling viewers to binge on their favourite shows. Its use of market-leading analytics to research millions of users’ viewing habits means when it creates a show like House of Cards, it’s not guessing what they want. Next year’s sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will debut on Netflix. |
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 In March, Next’s soaring annual profits, up 12% to £695m, overtook those of high-street rival Marks & Spencer for the first time. The figures represent a remarkable rise for the 32-year-old chain at a time when other retailers have been struggling. The Next directory and website played a key role in its success. |
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 [Telefónica] O2 faces an unforgiving UK mobile market with little customer loyalty. However, its Priority Moments programme has cut churn and boosted advocacy. This year, O2’s ‘Be more dog’ campaign, including geo-located mobile ads, reinforced the message of how users can live the ‘good life’ via special offers and tickets. |
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 Net-a-Porter’s discount website, The Outnet, teaches us how a premium retailer can extend its customer base without cannibalising its core brand. The Outnet collaborates with big-name designers and partnered Uber taxis for discounts during London Fashion Week. It also carried footage of shoes from a dog’s ‘collar camera’. |
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