M&S credits marketing for strong growth

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Published 11th October 2010 |
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Marks & Spencer says high profile marketing campaigns starring Danni Minogue helped boost sales across food and clothing in the three months to 2 October.

The high street chain reported a 6.5% rise in total sales and 5.3% rise in like for like sales, which exclude new stores and space.

Its general merchandise division performed better than its food division, up 7% compared to 3.7%.
M&S credits marketing for strong growth | News | Marketing Week

Always wondered if these high profile campaigns actually work, obviously they do. Not quite sure what Danni's famous form though? A singer, judge or somebodys sister?

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To be honest, having third-rate celebrities in the ads doesn't really help the message, for me. With the possible exception of Take That, whose posters, carefully torn out of Smash Hits, were all over my early-teen bedroom walls.

I suspect a bigger part of it was the "this is not just any (item), this is an M&S (item)" campaign. Yes, we all took the mickey. Yes, it was parodied twice around the internet and into outer space. But it did fix an association of high-quality produce and M&S into the public consciousness.

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