1. Continue marketing spend: As companies cut marketing spend, each pound that is spent becomes more effective as it delivers a proportionally higher share of voice (SOV) amongst a total reduced spend across a category. This results in this spend being more ‘effective’ than ever with studies showing that “all things being equal, a brand whose share of voice is greater than its share of market (SOM) is more likely to gain market share” (Clarke, 2009) so increasing SOV leads to higher market share in the longer term, holding true also during times of recession.