By Callum McCahon, Strategy Director, Born Social.
“Leading with a social media campaign at Christmas? Previously, this idea would have gone down about as well as telling a room full of children that Santa isn’t real.” Ah, it’s Christmas campaign season again; the highlight of the marketing year. We knew they were going to look different this year, how could they not? […]
By Shazia Ginai, UK CEO, Neuro-Insight
Every year, British people turn their attention to the TV screens in anticipation of the first Christmas advert to drop as a signal that the festive season is upon us. This year, despite the pandemic restrictions and constraints when it comes to filming, marks another season filled with emotional and creative Christmas adverts. Our research […]
Hobie Walker, head of wellbeing at AML Group, explores new ways of working amid the recent tiered lockdown measures.
Looking back, the transition into lockdown earlier in the year happened very quickly – like a “hand-brake turn”, as someone in the office put it. Within three days of moving into our brand-new Shoreditch offices, we were all out and working from 28 different home offices. Huge adjustments had to be made quickly, which caused […]
By Janice Cavaliere and Tana Hall of Gensler
We’ve seen a lot of change this year. From the isolation of COVID-19 to sweeping demands for social justice, we are grappling with some of the most complex social issues of our lifetimes. The habits and activities that defined our daily lives have been shaken up — a fact that is acutely highlighted by how […]
Organisations coming out of COVID-19 not only have commercial ground to make up but also a new world order to get used to. Louise Findlay-Wilson, MD of Energy PR shares five impactful ways communications can help with this.
Operationally, a business coming out of COVID-19 is not going to be the same as the one that went into it. The way the company works may well have changed. There may be staff working from home, workers who’ve been furloughed who need bringing back into the fold, or roles may have been redefined. In […]
James Lancaster – Brand Experience Lead, Lysol, RB
Starting out in the creative industries, you dream of the busy agency life. You envisage being surrounded with like-minded peers, led by quirky and ferociously inspiring creative directors in a vibrant city quarter. More London’s buzzing Clerkenwell than Schiphol’s corporate business center. In 2011, I was cutting my teeth in Clerkenwell at Design Bridge, working with […]
By Philip Koh, head of strategy, strategic brand design studio Without
Pure B2B branding and marketing is making less and less sense as digital services providers realise its employees and end users that they need to keep happy For years, the main job of B2B branding and marketing digital professional services has been to communicate functionality and reliability. Brands have been laser-focused on CEOs and CTOs, […]
By Joe Wood, Strategy Director, Spark Foundry
Since late March, lockdown has prompted people into a state of domestic introspection. We have each, to one degree or another, been forced to take a good hard look at our own homes. Indeed, according to YouGov, after groceries, DIY is the category in which most people have spent more on since lockdown. With this […]
By Lloyd Moffat, Creative Director at PB Creative
The World has been turned Upside-Down! Chemicals we once demonised for killing the environment are now heralded for helping to keep us safe. Covid is forcing us to make some tough choices between looking after our families today and protecting their futures tomorrow. Over the last four months, we’ve become almost obsessive in our cleaning rituals. Is […]
By Uttara Masting who as Group Strategy Director has spent 20 years in the industry working in Marketing and Advertising. The views expressed here are her own.
Discrimination based on the colour of one’s skin has been prevalent in India for thousands of years. Its evil roots buried deep in the ancient Caste system, an abhorrent (and banned) practise that enables some to live a life of privilege and others to live out their days on the poverty line. The name for […]