MARKETING IN A RECESSION – HOW COMS CAN MANAGE SPENDING WITHOUT HARMING THE BRAND

24. 1. 2023 Whether or not we’re in a recession, many B2B marketers are acting like we are. Budget and staff reductions are in the headlines daily, particularly for tech companies. Seeing shades of 2008, CMOs are hunkering down, trying to do more with less. Joshua Leatherman, CMO of Service Express—a data center company with double-digit growth for… Continue reading MARKETING IN A RECESSION – HOW COMS CAN MANAGE SPENDING WITHOUT HARMING THE BRAND



AN INSIDER’S VIEW: WHERE WILL THE PRICE OF TV ADVERTISING END?

30. 8. 2022 Martin Nováček from media agency OMD Czech reflects on what parameters currently influence the price of TV advertising and asks where it can go. Price, the magic formula around which everything revolves and is decided. We have become accustomed to evaluating the success or failure of an advertising campaign through it, as if nothing else… Continue reading AN INSIDER’S VIEW: WHERE WILL THE PRICE OF TV ADVERTISING END?



CAN BRANDS GROW EVEN IN TIMES OF INFLATION?

11. 8. 2022 The Czech republic is experiencing its highest inflation since 1993. People’s wallets are getting emptier and brands are in an extremely difficult situation for the umpteenth time in the last twenty years. Companies are naturally trying to cut as much of the ever-shrinking market as possible – with the vast majority focusing mainly on bargain… Continue reading CAN BRANDS GROW EVEN IN TIMES OF INFLATION?



RITSON’S RECESSION PLAYBOOK: 9 STEPS MARKETERS SHOULD TAKE TO SURVIVE THE DARK TIMES AHEAD

21. 6. 2022 From retaining a long-term view and the importance of excess share of voice to making strategic changes to positioning and saying no to failure, Mark Ritson spells out how brands can navigate recession. With the tasteless timing of a drunk hitting on a widow at her husband’s funeral, marketers are in Cannes this week as… Continue reading RITSON’S RECESSION PLAYBOOK: 9 STEPS MARKETERS SHOULD TAKE TO SURVIVE THE DARK TIMES AHEAD



RISING INFLATION WILL INCREASE THE COST OF MEDIA SERVICES

17. 9. 2021 At present, inflation in the Czech Republic reaches the highest values in more than a decade. Its growth will be reflected in the prices of media services. According to the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), consumer prices have grown 4.1 % year on year in August, which has been the highest increase since November 2008. This development… Continue reading RISING INFLATION WILL INCREASE THE COST OF MEDIA SERVICES