Obesity
With obesity increasingly recognised as a super-sized issue, WPP marketing professionals explore the options for governments, food companies and families.
Mum weighs in
Rachel Geller, 2006
Mums and kids rarely argue over products, suggesting the "pester power" so often associated with kids is over-stated, according to new research from The Geppetto Group
Managing food-safety concerns (pdf)
Stig Albinus, 2005
Burson-Marsteller makes the case for the proactive management of food-safety concerns and sets our examples of and guidelines for successful communications strategies
Obesity: What Kids Want
Heather Thompson, 2005
Article by WPP youth agency Geppetto summarising research that helps marketers see the kids' health issue through a kid's eyes. From WPP's global
WIRE newspaper
Fat is a strategic issue
Rachel Geller, Andrew Curry, Rachel Kelnar, 2004
Article assesses the impact of rising levels of obesity on the maketing of food products and argues that the mass markets for food and drink will come under pressure